We've had a good first week at the camp, which is in Goochland County in Maidens, and the kids and I have heard the following birds singing: American Robin Eastern Bluebird Wood Thrush Eastern Phoebe (also saw a nest with at least three babies in it) Eastern Wood-Pewee Acadian Flycatcher Ovenbird Blue-gray Gnatcatcher American Goldfinches Scarlet Tanager Blue Jay Carolina Chickadee Killdeer We actually saw the mother (or father) Phoebe, a couple of Blue Jays, and a Killdeer. The water level at our lake at camp is down about two feet, so there are some exposed mudflats that aren't usually visible, which is where we saw the Killdeer. We've also heard Cricket Frogs in the lake, seen various dragonfly species, a couple of butterfly species (Eastern Tailed Blue, Great Spangled Fritillary (?spelling?), and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail) as well as reports of snakes around camp. I, personally, saw an immature Black Rat Snake in the bathhouse. It was about 2 feet long and the markings on its back were still visible, as well as on its underside. I tried to catch it with a bag so that I could release it into the woods - no luck. Our nature counselor found a nest of snake eggs while digging for a garden, which she did relocate into the woods. Does anyone know if all snake eggs look the same? Michael Shapiro Henrico sc.tanager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general.