Hello VA Birders,
I took the opportunity to visit Mathews Co. this afternoon for a few
hours. Most of the time was spent at Bethel Beach. I failed to
re-locate the reported Scissor-tailed Flycatchers (2). They could
still be around as there is a lot of inaccessible territory. I saw a
single Eastern Kingbird at Haven Beach which is a little north of
Bethel. I drove back roads to Haven beach looking at power lines. Nice
looks at Seaside Sparrows and Ruddy Turnstone.
Next time you visit Bethel Beach take a trash bag. I was saddened to
see quite a lot of trash left by visitors to this beautiful place.
Bird list is below.
Arun Bose,
Richmond
Location: Mathews County
Observation date: 6/5/11
Number of species: 49
Mallard 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 6
Clapper Rail 8
Semipalmated Plover 23 Bethel Beach NAP
Killdeer 1
Willet 2
Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs 8 Bethel Beach NAP, flyby with
Dowitchers (probably Lesser)
Ruddy Turnstone 6 Bethel Beach NAP
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Bethel Beach NAP
Short-billed Dowitcher 14 Bethel Beach NAP, flyby with yellowlegs
Laughing Gull 2
Herring Gull (American) 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Royal Tern 1
Mourning Dove X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow X
Fish Crow 3
Barn Swallow 10
Carolina Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
Brown-headed Nuthatch 4
House Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 4
Northern Mockingbird 6
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 6
Pine Warbler 2
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 6
Field Sparrow 1
Seaside Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 1
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Common Grackle 8
Boat-tailed Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
American Goldfinch 4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/VA)
