[va-richmond-general] Back from Chincoteague
- From: Robert McLemore <grousek9@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Richmond Birders <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 18:18:30 -0700 (PDT)
Went with my family to Chincoteague for the weekend. We had some fun visiting a
variety of spots. Hit them quick so that I didn't burn out the twins or 4 year
old. Here are the ones I noticed...
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL
Brown Pelican
Herring Gull
Forster's Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Laughing Gull
Rock Dove
American Oystercatcher
Ruddy Turnstone
Common merganser
Ring-billed Gull
Brant
Great Black-backed Gull
EASTERN SHORE REFUGE
Common Grackle
American Crow
Osprey
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Cardinal
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Gray Catbird
Chipping Sparrow
Herring Gull
Northern Mockingbird
Black Vulture
Greater Yellowlegs
Great Egret
Swamp Sparrow
Killdeer
Northern Flicker
European Starling
Common Loon
American Robin
Mourning Dove
Barn Swallow
American Kestrel
OYSTER
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Canada Goose
Bufflehead
Northern Harrier
Common Loon
BROWNSVILLE FARM
(Got there about noon and didn't see a lot. The boys had a great hike on the
fabulous trails)
Black Vulture
Canada goose
American Black duck
Carolina Chickadee
Great egret
Hooded merganser
Bluebird
Northern Cardinal
Hairy Woodpecker
American Crow
Pine Warbler
European Starling
Common Grackle
Northern Harrier
American Robin
WILLIS WHARF
(One of our favorite stops)
Common Loon
Greater Yellowlegs
Willit
Dunlin
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
MACHIPONGO RIVER BRIDGE
Laughing Gull
Forster's Tern
Herring Gull
Mourning dove
Northern Harrier
WACHAPREAGUE OVERLOOK
(Didn't really see a lot on the marsh, needed a scope - perhaps the Hubble - to
spot the water. Most were found amongst the docks & parking area)
Red-winged Blackbird
Double-crested Cormorant
Great black-backed gull
Herring gull
Laughing gull
American Robin
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture
CHINCOTEAGUE REFUGE
Great Egret
Forster's Tern
European Starlings
Ring-billed Gulls
Canada Geese
Laughing Gull
Mallard
Pied-Billed Grebe
American Black Duck
American Crow
Killdeer
Mourning Doves
AmericanRobins
Willit
Double-Crested Cormorants
Osprey
Bald Eagle
American Oystercatchers (our favorites)
Herring Gulls
Lesser Yellowlegs
Black Vulture
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler
American Wigeon
Green-winged teal
Black-bellied Plover
Green Heron
Tree swallow
an otter crossing the road
and of course the ponies
What a wonderful trip. It felt like most of the waterfowl were gone (though
there were hundreds) and that the spring shorebirds hadn't arrived yet.
Cheers,
Robert McLemore
Maidens, VA
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