I think fish crows are pretty common here. I know I heard one in Carytown a while back. And I hear them in my neighborhood, which is less than a mile from the river. Mary Davis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Perkins" <rperkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 9:50 PM Subject: [va-richmond-general] Western Henrico, 5/5-6/03 > > I made a quick trip to Richmond to attend a family funeral and > stayed, as always, with my mother out near Tuckahoe Creek just inside > the county line. She had, in addition to the regulars, a male indigo > bunting visiting her feeders. This morning I heard a wood thrush > singing, probably in the woods along the creek, and, much to my > surprise, I heard, very clearly, a fish crow. > I hear fish crows regularly 9 to 10 months a year here in > Fayetteville, so I'm thoroughly familiar with their calls. However, > this was my first one in the Richmond area. How common are they > along the James and its tributaries in the Greater Richmond area? > > Bob > -- > -------------------------------------------------- > Robert C. Perkins, Ph.D. > Historian and General Outdoorsman > Fayetteville, NC 28311 > rperkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 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. > 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.