[Bristol-Birds] Claytor Lake Waterfowl & Rusty Blackbirds
- From: Herdfanmark@xxxxxxx
- To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:48:59 EST
Greetings,
Yesterday at the mouth of peak creek on Claytor lake I saw
a raft of about 100 birds which included: American Wigeon - 4
Today at the same location:
Ring-Necked Duck - 25
Common Merganser - 23
Ruddy Duck - 4
Horned Grebe - 4
Bufflehead - 2
Lesser Scaup - 65
Dehaven Park --- Common Loon - 6
Pied-billed Grebe - 7
This afternoon Stan Bentley and I checked out the Claytor lake State Park
area of the lake and found:
Common Loon - 98
Horned Grebe - 44
Scaup Species - 300+
American Coot - 300 +
Bufflehead - 35
Pied-billed Grebe - 30
Ruddy Duck - 7
Mallard - 6
Double-crested Cormorant - 4
Gadwall - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 5
Unidentified Tern - 1
Unidentified waterfowl - 400-500 due to poor lighting and great distance
Today I also saw 50+ Rusty Blackbirds in my backyard, an unusual sight for
me!
Good Birding!
Mark Mullins
Claytor Lake, Va
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