[va-richmond-general] Re: Birding in Nags Head
- From: "Jim Blowers" <jimvb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:23:47 -0400
I went to Pea Island for a hike as part of Wings over Water 2003. I saw many
unusual birds there such as night (or green?) herons, a cross between a wood
duck and a mallard, and snow geese. I also saw hordes of mosquitoes -
fortunately it was cool and we were dressed in long sleeves and pants. I
found the island to be remote appearing and devoid of modern things such as
houses, developments, street lights, and so forth. It was a trip well worth
taking.
The island was formerly indeed an island, as there was an inlet through it.
One had to cross to Rodanthe on a bridge. The bridge is still visible,
rotting away. The inlet has filled.
Jim Blowers
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[mailto:va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin
Sent: Monday, 2005 Sep 19 18:05
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Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Birding in Nags Head
Next time you make the trek down to Nags Head I would encourage you to check
out Pea Island. Pea Island is a wildlife refuge located on the northern
point of the barrier islands and is an excellent spot to view Tundra swans,
Snow geese, a fair assortment of waders, waterfowl, and this time of year
its a fairly large stopover for migrating warblers.
Kevin
Kevin Shea
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(703) 675-3912
www.lebanesetaverna.com
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From: Diane Bumpass <mailto:dbumpass@xxxxxxx>
To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 5:57 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Birding in Nags Head
I took my first trip to the beach since taking up birding. I saw the
following birds, none of which appear to be other than the usual suspects.
Gulls, pelicans and sanderlings were out in abundance with pelicans flying
just above the water in small groups all throughout the day. It was a quick
trip, so I had no time to go over to the sound side. These were what I
could see in the company of my seashell seaking -- surf walking friends who
were all quite patient with my new obsession.
brown pelican
sanderling
willet
ruddy turnstone
great black backed gull
ring billed gull
laughing gull
mourning dove
blackbird
If any of these seem unlikely to you for this area, let me know. They were
the best matches to my book. I saw other gulls, but these three seemed to
fit the descriptions I had.
Some of the blackbirds I saw had dark brown breasts, but were black
everywhere else. Any guesses on which species I might have seen?
Diane Bumpass
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