Was at Point of Rocks at 9 am--got one more to add to the list: Black & White Warbler. Marsh boardwalk was loaded with nearly ripe wild rice ready to harvest--yummm. -Kristi Orcutt -----Original Message----- From: WEalding@xxxxxxx To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 17:24:36 EDT Subject: [va-richmond-general] Point of Rocks, Chesterfield County 10/1/05 Another beautiful morning, and the first of the winter arrivals - RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. There were also hundreds of ROBINS feeding on the abundant pokeberries that have sprung up in the clearings created by Hurricane Isabel two years ago. Full species list: Great Blue Heron Great Egret Wood Duck Red-shouldered Hawk Laughing Gull Chimney Swift Belted Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Flicker Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow Chickadee Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Bluebird Robin Brown Thrasher Starling Redstart Common Yellowthroat Scarlet Tanager -close look at male in fall plumage Song Sparrow Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Goldfinch Wendy Ealding