Hello all,
We had a good "spur of the moment" trip to Chincoteague this past
Sunday and Monday. Unfortunately, we had to leave mid-afternoon on
Monday and did not get a chance for a second visit to the Wildlife
Loop and the possibility of seeing the Garganey.
If we only saw something along the Wash Flats service road during the
Chincoteague Natural History Association trip it is noted as WF.
The refuge and surrounding area did not appear to suffer any ill
effects from Hurricane Earl. The refuge was closed Friday but was
back in full operation as of 6 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4.
Here's our list:
Canada Goose
American Black Duck
mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Wild Turkey WF
Pied-billed Grebe WF
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Glossy Ibis WF
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Black-bellied Plover WF
American Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet (watched two flocks flying just off shore make a right turn
and land at the east end of Swan Cove)
Whimbrel WF
Sanderling
Laughing Gull
Herring Gull
Forster's Tern
Royal Tern
Black Skimmer
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher WF
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Peewee (H)
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Wren (H)
American Robin
European Starling
Pine Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
