[va-richmond-general] Fwd: Dickcissel in Goochland
- From: Wendy Ealding <wealding@xxxxxxx>
- To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 14:07:20 -0400 (EDT)
Didn't see it, heard only, calling multiple times. The bird is close to Route
6 and I was able to locate the approximate area where it was calling from.
Parked at the three big cedar trees just off the south side of Rt 6 at the Rt
310 intersection, across Rt 6 from the water tower. I walked back up route 6
westward towards Goochland maybe 150 yards to where the grass at the side of
the road gives way to a dense stand of honeysuckle. At that point it is
possible to clamber up the bank and look out over the field. A convenient
landmark is a power pole about 10 feet inside the fence. Looking out from
there I could see a dense shrubby weed about 2X the height of the grass, this
is where the sound was coming from but, I never could see it.
Goochland - State Farm Road, Goochland, US-VA
Jun 1, 2013 9:21 AM - 9:41 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.1 mile(s)
15 species
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 2
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 1
Grasshopper Sparrow 1
Dickcissel 1 Reported earlier in the week at this location by Allen Bryan.
Heard only, ID by "dick-dick-cissel-cissel" song, likely perched in a tall weed
clump about 2X the height of the grass but, I could never see it. Habitat is a
large hay field with a tree line of large mixed deciduous trees. The bird was
heard from close to Route 6 immediately west of the intersection with Rt 310
(State Farm Road), across Route 6 from the water tower
Common Grackle 9
Orchard Oriole 1
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14305429
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/VA)
Wendy Ealding
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