[va-richmond-general] Re: 42nd St. - James River Park, Richmond, 5/17/08
- From: "JANICE FRYE" <jjfdc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 19:05:33 -0400
Got to hear the Canada warbler, but it was far back in the woods by the time
I went there. Thanks for the heads up! The orange variant male scarlet
tanager was a real stunner, and I was awed at the speed with which his lady
friend caught and completely devoured a large dragonfly. Heard a short
veery song near the beginning of the bridge--WOW! There were more thrushes
and tanagers than I have ever seen in one place, a quick fly-by of a male
Baltimore oriole as I went on the bridge, and a couple of black and white
warblers mixed in with the others on the list. I'm pretty sure there was
one orange crowned warbler skulking around at the bottom of the stairs in
the brush--just a quick look straight down. What a great day!
Jan
P.S. Stewart and Dick--the singing Acadian at the Wetlands later did not
have any of the yellow that we saw on the silent flycatcher. Sibley says
that migrant yellow-bellied may be found low in shady woods. Lewis, not
sure what to tell you. It was near the vent pipes when we were looking for
the Canada.
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Subject: [va-richmond-general] 42nd St. - James River Park, Richmond,
5/17/08
Spring migration may be winding down, but it gave a pretty spectacular
last hurrah at the 42nd St. section of James River Park today. I spent
about four and a half hours there, most of it with Gerry Weinberger. We
saw or heard 13 species of warbler, including a quick look at a KENTUCKY
WARBLER, a couple of MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, and extended looks at a singing
CANADA WARBLER (after you left, sorry Gerry!). The real fireworks,
however, centered around the mulberry tree in the parking area. There were
as many as six SCARLET TANAGERS at once gorging on the ripening berries.
The tree was also popular with SWAINSON'S THRUSHES and one or two
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES. There was a constant flow of birds to and from the
tree that kept us spellbound for most of an hour.
Numbers of orioles and grosbeaks were down, with only a single female
BALTIMORE ORIOLE and a single male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK found. There was
one lingering WHITE-THROATED SPARROW as well.
Variety was down from last week's total of 74 species, but there were
still plenty of good birds around. Complete list is below.
--
Lewis Barnett
Math & Comp Sci, University of Richmond, VA 23173
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Location: James River Park - Main Section
Observation date: 5/17/08
Number of species: 58
Canada Goose 3
Mallard 5
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon 6
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
White-eyed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 6
Blue Jay 3
Purple Martin 6
Tree Swallow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1
Swainson's Thrush 6
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 4
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Northern Parula 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Magnolia Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 6
American Redstart 5
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Northern Waterthrush 2
Kentucky Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Canada Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 10
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 1
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 2
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