VABirders,
Sidra Blake and I spent the afternoon birding the CBBT and Eastern Shore of
VA NWR. The wind was howling out of the northwest. Waterfowl movement was
surprisingly sparse. Highlights are as follows:
Island #4
Northern Gannet - many feeding close to the island
Great Cormorant
Harlequin Duck - male & female
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Ruddy Turnstone
Purple Sandpiper - 4
American Robin - 1
Clay-colored Sparrow - 1
Chipping Sparrows
Derk-eyed Junco
Island #3
Purple Sandpipers - 2
COMMON REDPOLL - 1
Dark-eyed Junco
Island #2
Great Cormorant
Black Scoter - 2
Long-tailed Duck - 2
Purple Sandpiper - 6
Sanderling
American Oystercatcher
Ruddy Turnstone
Dark-eyed Junco
Fisherman Island
Brant - 100+
Peregrine Falcon
Eastern Shore of VA NWR
N. Shoveler - 1
Green-winged Teal - 2
American Wigeon - 15
Gadwall - 2
Cheers,
Tyler Hicks
You are subscribed to VA-BIRD. To post to this mailing list, simply send email
to va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. To unsubscribe, send email to
va-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
