[va-richmond-general] Where's the other swan? Re: fair is fowls and fowls are fair
- From: Jane Van Ostern <jvolink@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: sc.tanager@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:25:43 -0500
Noticed you've listed 1 Muted Swan along this stretch.
From November through about a week and a half ago, 2 Muted Swans were in
residence. During the recent cold spell of the past few weeks, I hadn't
seen our pair of swans. Now, in the past few days, 1 swan is visible.
All you experienced birders, any explanations?
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 12:19 AM, Michael Shapiro <sc.tanager@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Apologies to Shakespeare for that subject line :-)
>
> I took a long walk along Riverside Drive on Saturday, from Huguenot Falls
> to the Wetlands and back. The number of ducks was way down. About all I saw,
> waterfowl-wise, were Buffleheads and Mallards. There were also lots of
> Boxelder Bugs on at least one of the blinds in the Wetlands and a couple of
> Stoneflies along the shore of the river. Here is a complete list. No number
> after the bird means it was only heard:
>
> Downy Woodpecker - 1
> Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
> Carolina Chickadee
> White-breasted Nuthatch
> Tufted Titmouse
> Buffleheads - 171
> Hooded Merganser - 1 female (by the Huguenot Bridge)
> Greater Scaup - 1 male (also by the bridge)
> American Widgeon (same location)
> Carolina Wren - 1
> Eastern Bluebird - 2 (see photos)
> European Starlings
> Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
> Song Sparrow - 1 (heard others)
> Canada Goose- 23
> Double-crested Cormorant - 12 (most on the same group of rocks)
> Ring-billed Gull - over 600
> Turkey Vulture - 2
> American Crow - 1
> Mute Swan - 1
> Belted Kingfisher - 1
> Pie-billed Grebe - 7
> Ring-necked Duck - 1
> Mallards - 43
> Great Black-backed Gull - 8
> Bald Eagle - 1 adult
> Blue Jay
> Cedar Waxwing - 16 (see photos)
> Red-winged Blackbirds
> Red-shouldered Hawk
> House Finches
> Herring Gull - 3
> Golden-crowned Kinglet
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet
> Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
>
> Good birding
> Michael Shapiro
> Richmond
>
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