Hello Birders This was the 68th year that the Hopewell Christmas Bird Count has been held. We had warm, sunny skies with temperatures reaching 70 degrees F. A total of 41 birders participated in the count. Our preliminary species count total is 109 species. Noteworthy birds on this count included Ross' Geese (4), Cackling Goose (2), Canvasback, American Bittern, House Wren (2), Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, Baltimore Oriole (2), Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Green Heron, Lapland Longspur, Brown-headed Nuthatch, and Merlin. Notably absent were Bobwhite, and in very low numbers (less than 10) Yellow-rumped Warbler. Good Birding Arun Bose Richmond VA You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general.