[va-richmond-general] Re: Henricus/Dutch Gap 9/22
- From: "Barnett, Lewis" <lbarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Barnett, Lewis" <lbarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 01:47:55 +0000
Here are some photos from today's walk:
https://picasaweb.google.com/107330221059062556307/HenricusDutchGap20120922?authuser=0&feat=directlink
Lewis Barnett
lbarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxx
On Sep 22, 2012, at 9:24 PM, Barnett, Lewis wrote:
> We had great turnout at today's Richmond Audubon bird walk at Henricus/Dutch
> Gap Conservation Area, both in terms of birders and birds.
>
> Two Pied-billed Grebes and a pair of Wood Ducks in the marsh were a nice
> start to the day. The most active area was the point and the trail down to
> the fishing dock. We're in the midst of Fall migration, so warblers and other
> migrating passerines were the focus today. In this area, we found
> Black-and-White Warbler, American Redstart, Northern Parula (many), Magnolia
> Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler, Yellow-Throated Warbler,
> Yellow-billed Cuckoo and a Scarlet Tanager (female). There were half a dozen
> Caspian Terns foraging over the river, along with Laughing and Ring-billed
> Gulls. We got nice looks at a pair of perched adult Bald Eagles, and an adult
> and a juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker were a surprise as we walked back toward
> the parking lot. This area has historically been hospitable for Red-headed
> Woodpeckers, but outside one reported flyover in the parking lot about a year
> ago, it has been quite some time since this species has been seen regularly.
>
> Things were a bit quieter on the trail behind the visitor center, but there
> was one big surprise - two Sora calling from the lagoon. This species had
> been heard on the marsh side back in April - it looks like they're on their
> way back through.
>
> Thanks to Betsy Saunders for organizing the walk, and to Ellison Orcutt for
> helping out with some of those "confusing fall warblers".
>
> Complete list is below.
>
> Lewis Barnett
> lbarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> Henricus - Dutch Gap Conservation Area, Chesterfield, US-VA
> Sep 22, 2012 7:55 AM - 12:00 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 2.5 mile(s)
> 60 species
>
> Canada Goose 40
> Wood Duck 2
> Mallard 3
> Pied-billed Grebe 2
> Double-crested Cormorant 1
> Great Blue Heron 2
> Great Egret 2
> Black Vulture 8
> Turkey Vulture 8
> Osprey 3
> Bald Eagle 3
> Red-shouldered Hawk 3
> Red-tailed Hawk 2
> Sora 2 Heard only, both the whinny and other call notes.
> Killdeer 1
> Laughing Gull 20
> Ring-billed Gull 1
> Caspian Tern 6
> Mourning Dove 1
> Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
> Chimney Swift 3
> Belted Kingfisher 1
> Red-headed Woodpecker 2
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
> Downy Woodpecker 5
> Northern Flicker 1
> Pileated Woodpecker 1
> American Kestrel 1
> Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
> Eastern Phoebe 1
> White-eyed Vireo 2
> Red-eyed Vireo 1
> American Crow 3
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
> Tree Swallow 2
> Carolina Chickadee 11
> Tufted Titmouse 5
> White-breasted Nuthatch 1
> Carolina Wren 6
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
> Eastern Bluebird 8
> Gray Catbird 3
> Northern Mockingbird 2
> Brown Thrasher 4
> European Starling 30
> Cedar Waxwing 2
> Black-and-white Warbler 1
> Common Yellowthroat 1
> American Redstart 4
> Northern Parula 8
> Magnolia Warbler 1
> Yellow Warbler 1
> Palm Warbler 1
> Pine Warbler 1
> Yellow-throated Warbler 1
> Scarlet Tanager 1
> Northern Cardinal 7
> Blue Grosbeak 1
> Indigo Bunting 2
> Red-winged Blackbird 1
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/VA)
>
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