[va-richmond-general] Re: Dutch Gap Chester VA. 3 April 2014
- From: Lewis Barnett <blbarnett3@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rsabatini@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 09:39:42 -0400
Beautiful Prothonotary! It's great to have them back!
Lewis Barnett
On Apr 8, 2014, at 8:00 AM, Robert Sabatini <rsabatini@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Saw this little guy Sunday at Dutch Gap in the woods.
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> <HH7A9982rscw.jpg>
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> On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 9:42 PM, <juliekazz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Yesterday was our first canoe outing to start the Prothonotary Warbler season
> at DGAP. Launching before sunrise was well worth it to take advanatge of a
> high tide and the bonus of the beautiful pinks and purples in the sky before
> the sun broke over the horizon. A few deer dashed across the road as we drove
> in, signaling the start of a day full of wildlife sightings. Osprey were
> everywhere and doing everything...calling, nest building, fishing and some
> PG13 action. Lots of aerial displays yesterday as we saw Bald Eagles,
> Red-Tailed and Red-shouldered Hawks as well as a Sharp-shinned and a surprise
> Broad-Wing. 2 Caspian Terns were working the Old River Channel and fish were
> jumping like crazy.
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> We did a lot of Spring cleaning of Prothonotary boxes. No Prothonotary's seen
> or heard yet. Carolina Chickadees had some starts of moss in about 10 of the
> 88 boxes we checked. Yellow-throated warblers and Blue-grey Gnatcatchers are
> back in the canopy. Purple Martins were making a lot of noise on a rack of
> gourds and Tree Swallows are eye-balling real estate in the Prothonotary
> boxes.
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> It was a great day and we got a lot done. Attaching some "drive-by" photos as
> we traversed the Old River Channel and the "cut" under the bridge leading out
> to the channel.
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> Things will be changing quickly as spring shifts into high gear-don't miss it,
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> JulieKacmarcik
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> Chester
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> <sunrise dgap.JPG><BAEA.jpg><fish cloud.jpg><IMG_0342.jpg><Osporn.jpg>
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> Rob Sabatini, DDS, MS
> Department of Periodontics, VCU School of Dentistry
> 804-828-7985
> rsabatini@xxxxxxx
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