[va-richmond-general] Re: Carrillon, Red-headed wp
- From: "Mary Davis" <madanthony3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 20:44:16 -0500
Can you or Larry tell us where to find the woodpecker tree?
Thanks,
Mary Davis
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From: "William Benish & Robyn Puffenbarger" <wcbenish@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 8:01 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Carrillon, Red-headed wp
> Hello All,
>
> On Sunday afternoon, Robyn and I had the good fortune of meeting up with
> Larry Rohr at Richmond's Carrillon (please forgive possible spelling
> blunder), near Maymont Park and the Boulevard.
>
> Larry advised that he had been seeing regular woodpecker activity in the
> area, but something seemed odd to him about one of the birds. When he
> showed us the woodpecker's tree, we saw a young Red-headed Woodpecker.
> It called and made several short flights between trees occasionally
> exhibiting a flight pattern which seemed like brief flycatching.
> Its head was not yet fully red with a mostly dark above, but it showed a
> bit of the crimson coming in.
> I believe we had RHWP in the same vicinity a couple years earlier.
>
> We also picked up an immature Bald Eagle high over head, kettling with
> gulls. Earlier, we saw it only by naked-eye at much higher altitude,
> possibly with two others.
>
> -a funYellow-bellied Sapsucker also sounded off in a spot near the
> Carrillon where we have seen consistent sapsuckers frequently in other
> winters.
>
> Larry also mentioned the recent and regular presence of calling and
> likely breeding Great Horned Owls in a nearby pine as well.
>
> What a lovely city. The nearby James river is so gorgeous with the
> dedication of parkland and limited damming. When crossing the Boulevard
> / Nickel Bridge from the south, the Carrillon monument is a lovely
> sight.
>
> We miss living in Richmond with its legacy of birders and places to
> bird.
> Happy holidays and good cheer.
>
> Bill Benish & Robyn Puffenbarger
> Shenandoah Valley- Bridgewater, VA
>
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