George Wheaton (who graciously shared his scope with me) and I got great
looks at the PURPLE GALLINULE from 5:30 to 6:05 this evening. George had
been there since 4:45 or so, and the bird popped out of the marsh grass
through the wooden fence and into the puddle soon after I arrived at 5:30.
It spent most of its time near the Canada Geese in the yellow field nearby,
as described by Mike Boatwright. What an incredible bird! It was still
there when we left.
Dave Hewitt
Gloucester
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Dave Hewitt
Fisheries Science/Crustacean Ecology
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
College of William and Mary
P.O. Box 1346
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
804.684.7643
dhewitt@xxxxxxxx
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