wrote this while talking on the phone, omitted the white-throated sparrows
sporting their brilliant new yellow lores. they were really sharp looking,
all ready for spring. jck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christian Kessler" <northraven@xxxxxxx>
To: <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 9:52 PM
Subject: [va-bird] more woodies than mallards
played hookie today & went to Mason Neck, Julie Metz, & Leesylvania [for a
bit]. saw some 14 Wood Duck at Mason Neck, mostly in pairs, and then
another 4 [at least -- saw more, but it was hard to be sure some weren't
ducks that had bolted from a different pond earlier] at Julie Metz.
"only" got about 8 Mallards.
entering Julie Metz, first saw a Pileated fly over, then saw a Fox Sparrow
in the underbrush just across the trail, then saw a second Pileated fly
after the first. nice way to start.
whole list:
double-crested cormorant Mason
canada everywhere
wood duck Mason & Metz
mallard Mason & Metz
lesser scaup Mason
bufflehead Mason
red-breasted merg Leesylvania
great blue heron all
osprey Leesylvania
bald eagle (all adults) Mason & circling over Metz
greater yellowlegs Mason
ring-billed gull Mason
forster's tern Mason
mourning dove Mason
yellow-billed cuckoo (heard) Mason
red-bellied woodpecker all
downy Leesylvania
northern flicker Mason & Metz
pileated Metz
blue jay all
american crow all
fish crow all
eastern bluebird Mason
american lawn thrush all
european starling Mason
carolina wren all
blue-grey gnatcatcher Metz
tree swallow Mason & Metz
carolina chickadee all
tufted titmouse all
american goldfinch Mason & Metz
fox sparrow Metz
song sparrow Metz & Leesylvania
savannah sparrow Metz
chipping sparrow Metz
field sparrow Metz
northern cardinal all
red-winged blackbird Mason & Metz
common grackle all
chris kessler
falls church
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