[Va-bird] Breeding redhead Fairfax Co.; May 19

  • From: "kurtcapt87@xxxxxxxxxxx"<kurtcapt87@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Scott Baron"<razorbill1@xxxxxxx>, "Va Bird"<va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 13:01:58 -0400


Va birders,
I am looking at an adult male and female redhead with three 3 to 5 week old ducklings, from occoquan marina, in fairfax co water.
Kurt gaskill
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From: Scott Baron <razorbill1@xxxxxxx>
To: Va Bird <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, May 17, 2012 02:12:38 GMT+00:00
Subject: [Va-bird] FW:  Elklick Woodlands NAP, Fairfax Co.; May 14


Oh, I almost forgot. Just before I left the park I noticed something white on the ground in the high grass. I thought it was part of something plastic but when I bent down I saw that it was a large egg. The egg was white w/ brown markings and larger than a chicken egg - 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 inches long. I couldn't understand why a lone, unattended egg was here. I couldn't come up w/ a species - Can. Goose? But no water nearby. A closer look revealed a crude nest of grass was around it. After doing some quick research it appears that it was a Wild Turkey nest. Canada Goose eggs are unmarked anyway. I hope to find more eggs there if I can visit in the near future.

S

From: razorbill1@xxxxxxx
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 21:50:55 -0400
Subject: [Va-bird] Elklick Woodlands NAP, Fairfax Co.; May 14


Hi,

At Elklick Woodlands Natural Area Preserve in Centreville on Monday,
migrants were scarce. I even missed some common resident birds. I suspect the mostly light rain kept things rather quiet. I did hear a calling SUMMER TANAGER. I searched but couldn't find this close by bird. A pair of COMMON RAVENS flew east over the east-west right-of-way. A lone WILD TURKEY walked in this right-of-way as well.

The only definite migrants were two singing Blackpoll Warblers.

Scott Baron
Vienna, Va.
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