[va-richmond-general] Re: Around Richmond, 1/2/10 (they were all year birds!)
- From: "Janice Frye" <jjfdc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'Richmond Audubon Society mailing list'" <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 18:44:01 -0500
I believe it was Brent Tarter who has seen them a few times in the section
west of I-95 and south of downtown. Note that there is a Vulcan quarry to
the east of 95 in that area, though I have not ever caught anyone in the
office when I went by. Maybe CORAs nest there-the Vulcan facility in the
west end has had a CORA nest before. Also, Gerry Weinberger and the group
of ornithology students with their professor saw one at Pleasant Creek in
the Wetlands if I remember correctly (last spring? Don't have time to look
it up.). Cool birds, any place you can get'em!
Jan
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Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Around Richmond, 1/2/10 (they were all
year birds!)
What a nice day, Lewis and, wow, two Ravens in downtown Richmond! Does
anyone know of ever seeing them so far east?
Re: Brown-headed Nuthatches: we live adjacent to the Wetlands entrance and
hear them in the yard and at the feeder from time to time. mary and larry
On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Lewis Barnett <lbarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I made a tour of James River Park locations and ended up down at Dutch Gap
today. It was a little brisk, with a pretty steady breeze, but sunny and
beautiful. I found most of the expected birds, and one or two surprises.
I started the morning with five Hooded Mergansers in the pond behind the
(original) Stony Point Office Park. There were Buffleheads, Ring-necked
Ducks, and a couple of Pied-billed Grebes at Huguenot Flatwater. There was
one Great Blue Heron in Rattlesnake Creek. Pony Pasture was pretty quiet. I
was surprised to hear and then finally see a Brown-headed Nuthatch at the
entrance to the Wetlands area on Landria Drive. I had thought for a long
time that the Wetlands had some habitat that Brown-headed Nuthatches would
like, but this is the first time I have seen one there. I also found a
Barred Owl down near the river. The second surprise was a pair of Common
Ravens down in the railroad yard behind the Floodwall Walk. There was a good
variety of ducks in the marsh at Dutch Gap - Shovelers, Gadwall, Ring-necked
Ducks, and American Wigeon were there in good numbers. There were three
Northern Pintails and one Black Duck, along with a good number of Mallards
and Canada Geese. There was one adult Bald Eagle perched on one of the old
heron nests.
All told, I found 51 species today. Complete lists for each location are
given below.
Lewis Barnett
Location: James River Pk - Huguenot Flatwater
Observation date: 1/2/10
Number of species: 28
Canada Goose 41
Mallard 6
Ring-necked Duck 23
Bufflehead 52
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 11
American Robin 2
European Starling 28
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/VA)
Location: James River Park - Pony Pasture Section
Observation date: 1/2/10
Number of species: 7
Mallard 3
Bufflehead 21
Ring-billed Gull 1
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/VA)
Location: James River Park--The Wetlands
Observation date: 1/2/10
Number of species: 21
Bufflehead 2
Barred Owl 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Carolina Chickadee 13
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Eastern Bluebird 1
Field Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 3
House Finch 4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/VA)
Location: Henricus - Dutch Gap Conservation Area
Observation date: 1/2/10
Number of species: 15
Canada Goose 68
Gadwall 40
American Wigeon 50
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 135
Northern Shoveler 20
Northern Pintail 3
Ring-necked Duck 65
Black Vulture 32
Turkey Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 1
Rock Pigeon 20
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/VA)
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