[Va-bird] Fwd: Chincoteague White Ibis & Lark Sparrow
- From: Adam D'Onofrio <bigadfromlb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Virginia Birds <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 11:11:06 +0000 (UTC)
From Scott Barnes, visiting from New Jersey.
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From: "Scott Barnes" <myiarchus16@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ned Brinkley" <thalassoica@xxxxxxxxx>, "Adam D'Onofrio"
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Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2009 8:59:12 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Chincoteague White Ibis & Lark Sparrow
Hi Ned and Adam,
Today's highlights at Chincoteague NWR were an immature White Ibis in the
southwest corner of Swan Cove Pool and a beautiful Lark Sparrow along the Marsh
Trail, about 150 yards south of the observation deck.
Water levels seemed to be dropping a bit at the southeast corner of Swan Cove
Pool, and the "Western" Willet flock there numbered about 130 individuals
today, along with 5 Marbled Godwits and 8 juvenile Red Knots. Plenty of water
in Snow Goose Pool gave ample habitat for several hundred dabbling ducks,
including 120 Northern Shovelers, 150 Blue-winged Teal, 100+ Green-winged Teal,
and 40 Northern Pintails. We were also impressed with 18 Pied-billed Grebes in
the pool; we found an additional 4 PBG's on the refuge, bringing the total to
22 birds.
Please feel free to forward to the Virginia List, if you feel appropriate.
Thanks,
Scott Barnes
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