[va-richmond-general] Re: Henricus/Dutch Gap 9/22
- From: Ellison Orcutt <mr.ellyo@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lbarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:32:08 -0400
It was a really good day.
Wondering what else we would have come up with if we had more early morning
time to get all the way back into Dutch Gap.
Ellison
On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 9:47 PM, Barnett, Lewis <lbarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> 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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Ellison Orcutt
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