[va-richmond-general] Re: Dutch Gap today
- From: "Rich Terrell" <richterrell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 07:27:46 -0400
Al,
I was on the same boardwalk with a friend of mine who spotted a Barred
Owl fledgling; he was 20 feet off the path and sat in the same spot for
several hours. I don't know the boardwalk very well but at a guess I
would say we were at the halfway point. We did not see the adult. I have
one photo of the fledgling here, would love to see your images of the
adult with the puffing behavior.
http://www.pbase.com/richt/image/42818161
Rich Terrell
Chesterfield
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Linda Warfield
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Subject: [va-richmond-general] Dutch Gap today
Late this afternoon we walked on the boardwalk trail at Dutch Gap. There
were several Prothonotary Warblers on the part of the trail after the
end of the boardwalk. One was observed gathering nesting material right
on the trail. Several others were in the trees along the trail and in
the marsh that crosses the trail. We also saw a Barred Owl there very
late - about 6 PM. We heard it first - it made a kind of growling sound
and then a loud clack. Then we looked up and saw it fly from one branch
to the other, and continued making that sound. While the sound was being
made it would puff up its body and the feathers under its bill, and then
make the clack by closing its mouth very quickly. It stayed there doing
that, moving occasionally to another branch, the whole time we were
there. I got several images, including the puffing behavior. We looked
around for a fledging but didn't see one, or a nest either.
Nevertheless, this owl didn't like our presence. Nor the presence of
lots of people walking their dogs, etc. Other birds we saw included
Yellow-throated Warblers, Killdeer, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Downy and
Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Chipping Sparrows, cardinals, chickadees, Great
Blue Heron, a big flock of female Red-winged Blackbirds moving through
the tree tops eating everything in sight, and Laughing Gulls - a big
flock flew over as we left. We heard some Common Yellowthroats. We
noticed the chickens are not in the Henricus area. Did something happen
to them? Maybe they put them somewhere when the Citie is not open for
business. There are several feral cats there - we have seen them around
the bird feeders. Not sure they would tackle a chicken. Sorry, we didn't
see any Ivory-billed Woodpeckers - at least not this time.
Anyway, it was a nice way to end the weekend. A neat sundog guided us
part of the way home. It was very pink.
Al & Linda Warfield
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