Hello Birders,
Be advised that Craney Island is closed to visitors for the next week or so.
Probably best to call ahead if you are planning a visit. Adam D'Onofrio and
myself made the trek to Craney this morning and found out for ourselves!
Instead we went to Hog Island Wildlife Management Area (Surry Co.) for
remainder of the morning. It was very hot, but we found a few shorebirds,
egrets, terns, and eagles. Species list below.
On the way back to Richmond I stopped at Crewes pond (Henrico Co.) to see if
the imm. White Ibis was still present; it was and had been joined by another
immature bird. Julie Kacmarcik was also there and we were able to watch them
for about 5 minutes or so before they flew off to the back of the swamp. The
water level has risen since Sunday so only a few shorebirds; SOLITARY 2,
LESSER YELLOWLEGS 1, GREATER YELLOWLEGS 2, KILLDEER 3.
Arun Bose,
Richmond, VA
Canada Goose
Mallard
Northern Bobwhite 1
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 80
Great Egret 150
Bald Eagle 8
Osprey 10
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 5
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper 20
Western Sandpiper 30
Least Sandpiper 6
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Stilt Sandpiper 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 25
Laughing Gull
Caspian Tern 3
Royal Tern 4
Common Tern 2
Forster's Tern 5
Least Tern 10
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Mourning Dove
Eastern Kingbird
American Crow
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
