[bcbirdclub] Re: Bent Branch Trail/Surrounding Area
- From: "Roger Mayhorn" <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Gary Cooper \(ls\)" <tikiowl@xxxxxxxxx>, "BCBC Listserve" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:03:01 -0500
Gary, Thanks for the list and the photos. I'm no expert on reptiles, but after
looking in my Peterson's Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians it looks like
your snake is a Black Rat Snake. A Racer is completely black underneath except
for white on the chin and throat. The snake in your photo looks like the white
extends as far as can be seen on the neck and underbelly. Maybe someone else on
the listserve would have a comment about it. I don't know why it would be out
in November. Maybe it is just late looking for a place to den for the winter.
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
----- Original Message -----
From: gary cooper
To: bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 2:48 PM
Subject: [bcbirdclub] Bent Branch Trail/Surrounding Area
Took a walk around Osceola Island and Bent Branch (Spillway
Trail) this morning. Almost all the regular birds were seen today.
November 14,2010
9:00am-11:45am
Overcast, 55-60 degrees
Eastern Bluebird
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Tufted Titmouse
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
American Goldfinch
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Bufflehead
Mallard
I've attached two pictures of an unusual encounter I had
walking out of Bent Branch Trail. You don't expect to see a snake in
mid-November. Looks like a young Eastern Black Racer. Hopefully, someone will
tell me if that's right.
Gary Cooper
Bristol, Virginia
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