[va-richmond-general] Henricus 9/3/06
- From: WEalding@xxxxxxx
- To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 16:22:56 EDT
I stopped in at Henricus this morning while out running errands, hoping
there might be some goodies left over from Ernesto. Nothing unusual in the
way
of species, what was unusual was the large number (16) of GREAT EGRETS in the
freshwater swamp. It's not unusual to see one or two, but I can't recall ever
seeing so many there. Also notable were a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO at eye level
and about 10 feet away from the second observation deck, and a CHIPPING
SPARROW that was so engaged in catching and eating a moth on the ground that
it
let me approach within 6 feet.
Location: Henricus - Dutch Gap Conservation Area
Observation date: 9/3/06
Number of species: 38
Canada Goose 25
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 16
Black Vulture 7
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 3
Bald Eagle 1
Killdeer 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Laughing Gull 7
Ring-billed Gull 4
Mourning Dove 6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Fish Crow 10
Tree Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Carolina Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X
Eastern Bluebird 12
American Robin 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
Pine Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
American Goldfinch 4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://www.ebird.org)
Wendy Ealding
Chesterfield County
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