Speaking of Scissor-tailed things... On June 8, I was at ESV NWR and had a
too-quick glimpse of something that looked like a Barn Swallow on
triple-steroids. Only thing I'm certain (I think) I observed was that the
tail was forked, thick, and appeared to be rigid. Pretty sure the wings were
broad but tapered, but as I said, it was a split-second look and I'm not
sure how much my mind is filling in what the bird *should* look like.
It was among (I think it took off from) deciduous trees so ruled out a tern,
plus the head was rounded, with no long bill.
The only thing I could think of was Scissor-tailed Kite or some sort of
hallucinatory lighting effect and it really was a Barn Swallow. Any
possibility of an ST KIte in those parts?
Thanks,
fdp
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Fred Pierce (DNRC)- avialantic.com
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Subject: [Va-bird] Anhinga at Eastern Shore of Virginia NWR
While taking a group of visitors kayaking to Raccoon Island yesterday
(around 1:10 p.m.), Dave Burden of Southeast Expeditions and I noted an
adult male Anhinga soaring above the channel at the new boat ramp on the
southeastern portion of the Eastern Shore of Virginia NWR. This marked only
the second time I've seen the species in the county and Dave's first.
The White-winged Dove in Cape Charles stayed only an additional 2 days,
singing from between 10 Randolph Avenue and its original locations. While
jogging this past Thursday along BayCreek's nature trails (recommended for
fall migrants) in Cape Charles, I saw a hen Wild Turkey with 9 pullets along
the northernmost section of the trails (northeast of Reliable Building
Products) - first time I had seen evidence of breeding in the town limits.
I recently learned that the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher that wandered the
southern tip of the peninsula in May had not been posted - sorry about that.
I have not been able to check Va-Bird often enough to see what gets posted
from other observers here; will try to look more frequently and post what I
hear about.
Ned Brinkley
Cape Charles, VA
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