[va-richmond-general] GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH at Bear Creek Lake SP, Cumberland County 5/22/08

From: WEalding <wealding@xxxxxxx>
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 14:18:34 -0400

A visit to Bear Creek Lake produced a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH.  According to Birds 
of Virginia's South-Central Piedmont (ed. Dalmas et al), there is only one 
report of the species in the region, from Buckingham County in September 2006.  
This is a measure of this being an underbirded area, a situation I am trying to 
remedy.

Also of note was a DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT.  Dalmas indicates a LOS date of 
May 21 for the region.

On the way home, I stopped by Powhatan Lakes.  The lake has been restored 
following a dam failure in 2004.  The upper lake is full and the lower lake is 
close to being so.  This looks like a promising area for wintering waterfowl.

Full species lists

Location:     Bear Creek Lake SP 
Observation date:     5/22/08 
Number of species:     29 

Double-crested Cormorant     1 
Chimney Swift     1 
Red-bellied Woodpecker     X 
Eastern Wood-Pewee     X 
Acadian Flycatcher     X 
Eastern Phoebe     1 
White-eyed Vireo     X 
Yellow-throated Vireo     X 
Red-eyed Vireo     2 
Blue Jay     X 
American Crow     X 
Carolina Chickadee     X 
Tufted Titmouse     X 
White-breasted Nuthatch     X 
Carolina Wren     X 
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1 
Gray-cheeked Thrush     1 
Cedar Waxwing     X 
Northern Parula     X 
Pine Warbler     X 
Ovenbird     X 
Louisiana Waterthrush     X 
Common Yellowthroat     X 
Hooded Warbler     X 
Scarlet Tanager     1 
Chipping Sparrow     X 
Northern Cardinal     1 
Indigo Bunting     X 
American Goldfinch     1 



Location:     Powhatan Lakes 
Observation date:     5/22/08 
Number of species:     24 

Double-crested Cormorant     1 
Black Vulture     2 
Turkey Vulture     1 
Spotted Sandpiper     2 
Mourning Dove     X 
Red-bellied Woodpecker     X 
Eastern Wood-Pewee     X 
Eastern Phoebe     2 
Great Crested Flycatcher     X 
Eastern Kingbird     X 
Red-eyed Vireo     X 
Purple Martin     1 
Tufted Titmouse     X 
Carolina Wren     X 
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     X 
Wood Thrush     1     carrying nesting material (wet weeds from lake) 
Prairie Warbler     X 
Ovenbird     X 
Chipping Sparrow     X 
Northern Cardinal     X 
Indigo Bunting     X 
Red-winged Blackbird     X 
Brown-headed Cowbird     X 
American Goldfinch     1 

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) 


Wendy Ealding
Powhatan County

[va-richmond-general] GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH at Bear Creek Lake SP, Cumberland County 5/22/08

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