[va-richmond-general] James River - Richmond - Colony of Great Blue Herons Top the Day!
- From: LORIRUTLEDGE8@xxxxxxx
- To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 18:04:25 EST
James River – Richmond, Sunday, March 4, 2007
Level: 12 ft., Conditions: Windy
Sections of the James River: Pony Pasture, Brown’s Island, and Pipeline
Overlook
Time: 3:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
As a Whitewater enthusiast, I find intriguing the ease by which ducks calmly
ferry across a 12 ft raging river. And even more astonishing is how ducks
can find an eddy in the middle of the river to dive, rest and preen, while all
around them the muddy-brown churning water and debris pushes swiftly down
river.
Colony of Great Blue Heron Top the Day!
American Crow: 16
American Robin: 9
Bald Headed Eagle: 1
Bufflehead: 6
Canada Goose: 7
Carolina Chickadee: 2
Carolina Wren: 2
Double-crested Cormorant: 5
Great Blue Heron: 23+*
Mallard: 8
Mockingbird: 1
Osprey: 2**
Ring-billed Gull: 25
Rusty Black Bird: Flock 50+
Yellow-Rump: 5
* The trees on the island in the middle of the river directly across the
Pipeline Overlook are currently bare and provide a great view of a colony of
great blue heron and nests. The birds are perched throughout the tree tops
and
sitting on nests. You don't need to get out of your car, the birds can be
easily seen as you pull in to a parking space and look straight ahead.
** One in flight near the Pipeline Overlook; a second one sitting in a nest
on a tower in the middle of the river that is located between the Ninth and
Fourteenth Street bridge.
Lori Rutledge
Richmond
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