[va-richmond-general] Re: American Redstart at Brandermill

  • From: "Al Warfield" <warfield101@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 09:48:53 -0400

Linda & I "discovered" that juncos are at high elevations in VA mountains a
couple of years ago when we did a hike on Elliott Knob about this time of
year. They apparently breed there as well as further north.

Al Warfield


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "IE Ries" <ieries@xxxxxxx>
To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 11:24 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: American Redstart at Brandermill


> Speaking of which, I neglected to mention that I was visiting a friend who
> lives in Harrisonburg over the weekend of July 19th.  He took me to
Reddish
> Knob, the highest point in VA.  While hiking, we spotted a female American
> Redstart and a Pine Warbler amongst the dense understory.  And then, to
our
> great amazement, we saw a Dark-eyed Junco!  At first we convinced
ourselves
> it couldn't possibly be a Junco -- wrong season and all, but there it was,
> unmistakably, sitting on a low-lying branch of a pin oak.   My friend
looked
> at me and commented, "I hope it doesn't mean that bird's ready for winter
> already...I'm sure not!"
>
> Irene in Southside
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Susan Heath" <sheath@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Richmond Birding" <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 12:09 PM
> Subject: [va-richmond-general] American Redstart at Brandermill
>
>
> > Hey Richmonders,
> >
> > I was down visiting my sister over the weekend and pished a juvenile
> > male or female redstart out of the trees in her yard in Brandermill.  I
> > didn't have my binoculars (visiting family you know and NOT birding) so
> > I couldn't get the greatest look but it was definitely a redstart on the
> > move.
> >
> > Sue
> >
> >
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