OCWA is found at least as far north as the DC area in the winter.
Two were
found in the Alexandria Sector of the DC CBC at Dyke Marsh and Jones
Point
(Wilson Bridge/Potomac River) on 1/2/10. Not at all impossible
here. Nice
find! One COGO and a CANV so far.... :-)
Jan
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[mailto:va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lewis
Barnett
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 12:14 PM
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Subject: [va-richmond-general] 1/10/10 Along the James
I walked Riverside Drive from the Huguenot Flatwater section of James
River Park down to the Z Dam this morning. The only new duck was a
lone
Common Goldeneye, hanging with the Ring-Necked Ducks near the Huguenot
Flatwater canoe ramp. I concur with Jan's earlier observation that the
Ring-Necked Ducks are more numerous along this stretch. Along the
trail
from the Riverside Drive parking to the river, I had a couple of
frustratingly brief glances at a bird that I would like to call an
Orange-crowned Warbler, but I just never got a good enough look to be
sure. The best looks I got were of yellowish undertail coverts. The
one
very brief "whole bird" view I got left me with the impression of an
overall drab olive browish bird without strong facial markings.
Based on
its foraging behavior, I was thinking "kinglet," but the look was good
enough to convince me it wasn't either of them. Anyway, keep your eyes
peeled, as OC Warbler has been spotted farther downriver recently.
Good birding,
Lewis
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