Hi everyone,
I visited Crewe's Channel and Harrison Lake Fish Hatchery this morning, and
then did a quick drive-thru of Shirley Plantation on my way home.
Highlights were the 2 TRICOLORED HERONS at Crewe's, shorebirds plus 1 LITTLE
BLUE HERON and 1 YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER at the fish hatchery, and a GREAT
HORNED OWL at Shirley. Below is the total list of species, including links
to see pics of the Little Blue Heron, Green Heron, Least Sandpiper and Great
Horned Owl.
Crewe's Channel (the recent rain has elevated the water and no shorebirds
besides Killdeer were seen):
Great Blue Heron - 3
Great Egret - 7
Turkey Vulture - 2
Killdeer - 8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2
Red-bellied WP - 1
American Robin - 2
Pileated WP - 1
Eastern Wood Pewee - 3
White-eyed Vireo - 1
Tree Swallow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 1
White-breasted nuthatch - 3
Mourning Dove - 3
Carolina Wren - 1
Tricolored Heron - 2
Harrison Lake Fish Hatchery:
Great Blue Heron - 2
Great Egret - 5
Little Blue Heron - 1
http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g223/rlechols/?action=view¤t=D80_200
8-08-28_53.jpg
Green Heron - 5
http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g223/rlechols/?action=view¤t=D80_200
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Turkey Vulture - 3
Canada Goose - 20
Killdeer - 11
Solitary Sandpiper - 6
Spotted Sandpiper - 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 15
Least Sandpiper - 3
http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g223/rlechols/?action=view¤t=D80_200
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Belted Kingfisher - 1
Eastern Wood Pewee - 3
Eastern Kingbird - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 5 (1 male, 1 female, 3 juveniles)
Blue Jay - 2
American Crow - 5
Mockingbird - 4
Baltimore Oriole - 1
Barn Swallow - 12
Carolina Wren - 1
American Robin - 3
Yellow-throated Warbler - 1
American Goldfinch - 5
Shirley:
Osprey - 2
Great Horned Owl - 1
http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g223/rlechols/?action=view¤t=D80_200
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Cardinal - 5
Tern sp - 6 (probably Caspian--red bill, dark underside of wingtip, black
legs, very light gray wing tops, dark cap)
Rachel Echols
Chester, VA
