[va-richmond-general] Re: Y B Cuckoo and unusual mockingbird
- From: "IE Ries" <ieries@xxxxxxx>
- To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 10:11:53 -0400
I was there on Tuesday and at Point-of-Rocks yesterday and I, too, noticed
the Yellowbill's "talking" loudly and frequently. I have seen Yellowbills
up close at the riverfront walk at Henricus (back in June, one nearly landed
on my head as it was coming out of a lowlying clump of bushes and flew up to
a higher limb), as well as on the Dutch Gap Trail. They seem to enjoy
calling from a hidden glade and maddening the birder trying to find them.
Irene
Southside
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From: "Al Warfield" <warfield101@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Audubon Listserve" <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 12:03 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Y B Cuckoo and unusual mockingbird
> Yesterday (8/6/03) I was hiking the trail at Dutch Gap and decided to take
a side trip to the first bench at the edge of the marsh that parallels the
main James River channel. only a few steps off the main trail I saw a
Yellow-billed Cuckoo in a tree only 15 feet or less away, and was able to
get 2 photos of it with a 640 mm lens/extender combination. The success of
those photos will be determined tonight. The cuckoos are fairly common at
Dutch Gap in summertime, but are seldom seen that closely. It was making a
barely heard clucking sound.
> For the last 2 weeks we have had a Northern Mockingbird coming to our tray
feeder that has white patches visible in the middle of the side. I know they
have patches that are visible when flying, but this one has them visible
when perching. Has anyone out there heard of this, or is it unusual? We have
not seen it before. The very noticeable patches are about 2 inch long and
maybe 1/2 inch high and are aligned with the bird's body.
>
> Al Warfield
> Northern Chesterfield County
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