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From: Rachel Echols [mailto:rlechols@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 6:33 PM
To: VA Bird
Subject: Arbor landing, Chester VA
My daughter and I went for a short walk around the Arbor Landing community
and lake this evening, in Chester (Chesterfield County). Below is a list of
species identified:
Red-headed Woodpecker (2)(Often seen in this neighborhood and in the
yard--times a week or more)
Hooded Merganser (20+)
Mute Swan (5)
Black Swan (1)
Mallard (6)
Ring-Necked Duck (30+)
White-Throated Sparrow (4)
Eastern Towhee (1)
Dark-Eyed Junco (2)
Assorted Seagulls (100+)
Canada Goose (50+)
Ruddy Duck (6)
Below are some species seen from our yard or at our feeders/suet in the last
week:
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Downy WP
Red-Bellied WP
Northern Flicker
Cooper's Hawk (just chasing the birds!)
Eastern Bluebird (enjoys sunflower seed, but especially homemade suet)
American Goldfinch
House Finch
Carolina Wren
Brown Creeper
Northern Cardinal
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Chickadee
White-Breasted Nuthatch
White-Throated Sparrow
Assorted Seagulls
Turkey Vulture
Mourning Dove
Dark-Eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
European Starling
Has anyone seen brown-headed nuthatches in this area, or any purple finches?
I haven't seen any.
Good birding,
Rachel Echols
Chester, VA
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