[va-bird] Re: A creeperpalooza
- From: LMarkoff <canyon.eagle@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 09:58:44 -0400
Hello VAbirders,
This morning in White Oaks Park in Fairfax County, I stumbled across a mixed
flock of 9 birds -- 4 of them creepers! I don't think I've ever seen more
than two creepers at once before. It seemed like every tree I looked at
had a
creeper or two. They were much more active than typical creepers, often
flying
rapidly around the tree like a moth spiraling around a light.
Elsewhere in the park I had my first gnatcatcher of the year.
Ben Jesup
Alexandria
It sounds like their hormones are raging as they head north to their
breeding grounds. When we see Creepers here in winter they are usually
solitary and quiet, but on their breeding grounds they are a boisterous
bunch. One of my favorite birding memories is when I happened upon a troop
of about 8 of the noisy rascals as I birded along a road going over Owl
Creek Pass in Colorado, 10,000+' elevation. They were all around me but
took no notice of me for they were chattering away at each other and
flitting around tree trunks and zipping all over the place. Oh the looks I
got of them, what a treat!
Glad you got to see them too!
Lori Markoff
Vienna
Fairfax County
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