You can almost always see swifts over the lake above the dam at bird park- Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 28, 2014, at 9:15 AM, Lisa Mease <kunsthure@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Howdy, > > eBird has so many reports from Bryan Park; there are many, many potential > lifer species, so I'd like to give it a second chance. When I went, I parked > down by the Purple Martin condos at the lake. I heard nothing unusual except > a lovely 1st year male Orchard Oriole. > > So where are people seeing Barred Owls, Belted Kingfishers, Wood Ducks, and > swifts? Was I just in a completely wrong place? I usually hike overgrown > trails deep in the woods so a park as open as Bryan Park feels odd to me. > > And while we're at it, does anyone have tips about going to Lewis Ginter? > There are also many great species there and I'm guessing they're a tad less > jumpy because they're around people so much. Where are the better areas for > finding birds? Which ones to skip? Etc. > > Thanks! > > -Lisa 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.