[va-richmond-general] James River Park Wetlands, Richmond VA, Wed March 15th
- From: "Rachel Echols" <rlechols@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:13:10 -0400
I visited the Wetlands at James River Park in Richmond yesterday to look for
the AMERICAN BITTERN. I arrived around 8:30 am, but had no luck locating
the bittern. I enjoyed the rest of the park and came back to look for the
bittern again at 12:30pm. I found him, but he immediately skulked off into
the grasses, so I only got a brief look and no photos. Other highlights of
the visit were approx 6 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and a cooperative WINTER WREN along
the boardwalk. The bluebirds in the meadow were active and appear to have
claimed the box there. Other fun birds included a BROWN CREEPER, many SWAMP
SPARROWS, and a singing COMMON YELLOWTHROAT.
Here is a link to pictures of the winter wren and the female bluebird:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlechols/3386828221/
Rachel Echols
Chester, VA
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