[Bristol-Birds] Rural Retreat Lake 3/22
- From: Anita Huffman <housewren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bristol Birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 12:00:59 -0400
We did not get to see any Red-necked Grebes but had a nice day anyway.
1 Common Loon (at the shelter point)
4 Pied-billed Grebe
3 Horned Grebe (at the shelter point)
12 Canada Goose
7 Ruddy Duck
1 Canvasback
5 Hooded Mergansers, 3 males, 2 females
6 Bufflehead, 2 males, 4 females
4 Northern Shovelers, 2 males, 2 females
4 Lesser Scaup, 3 males, 1 female, ID'd by noting the purplish glint on
the head when the sun hit it just right. They were not associated with
the G. Scaup raft, they were over by the boat dock)
47 Greater Scaup, males and females, ID'd by noting the extended white
on the wings of at least 10 individuals in the raft of ducks. They were
on the highway side, just past the parking lot before the entrance. We
walked out in the field and got very good looks at them.
26 A. Coots
2 Ring-billed Gulls
We also saw a pretty good-sized mammal jump out of the water. It was
reddish and gave me the impression of a groundhog. It was swimming along
under the water and just jumped up like fish do, then went back under
the water. We couldn’t see it as it swam, just the wake. We later saw a
muskrat that was much smaller and darker. This was just off the trail
where you first enter the park area. It was flooded but I had my muck
boots.
A very pleasant afternoon. We stayed until it was too dark to see birds.
Anita Huffman
Rugby, VA
Grayson Co.
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