[va-richmond-general] Re: Readheads, Ciity of Richmond; Fwd: eBird Report - Boat Lake, Feb 12, 2012
- From: Ellison Orcutt <mr.ellyo@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Richmond Audubon Society mailing list <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:02:58 -0500
Leave it to Arun Bose to clean up my mess. Arun also found a drake Lesser
Scaup and female at Boat Lake in with the Ring-neckeds. Make that two city
limits lifers at Boat Lake today!
Thanks Arun.
Good Birding,
Ellison
On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Ellison Orcutt <mr.ellyo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A dog walk around Boat Lake turned up 4 Redheads amongst the Ring-neckeds
> this morning. Boat Lake is part of the Byrd Park complex in the City of
> Richmond. Always a modest but interesting collection of birds on this
> lake. The Redheads were a lifer city limits bird for me! The short list
> is below.
>
> Good birding,
>
> Ellison
>
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> From: <do-not-reply@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 10:38 AM
> Subject: eBird Report - Boat Lake, Feb 12, 2012
> To: mr.ellyo@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
> Boat Lake, Richmond City, US-VA
> Feb 12, 2012 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 0.4 mile(s)
> Comments: Started as a dog walk around the lake. Glad I brought my
> binos.
> 10 species (+1 other taxa)
>
> Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 24
> Muscovy Duck (Domestic type) (Cairina moschata (Domestic type)) 1
> Resident bird.
> Redhead (Aythya americana) 4 Sleeping with raft of Ring-necked's.
> Began to feed as a I left. 3 females and 1 male. Easily approached.
> Lifer city limits bird for me!
> Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 35
> Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 1 Lone female.
> Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 1
> American Coot (Fulica americana) 1
> Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 40
> Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 21
> American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 7
> European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 5
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
>
>
>
> --
> Ellison Orcutt
> Richmond, Va
> (804) 339-6976
> Mr.EllyO@xxxxxxxxx
>
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Ellison Orcutt
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