A planned short kayak trip at Harwoods Mill this morning turned into 3.5
hours. Ospreys are definitely back, and I watched several cruise the tree
line picking off loose limbs for their nests. Woodpeckers were especially
vocal early, while Pine Warblers remained vocal all morning. The first
highlight was a Fox Sparrow that has been scarce at this location this winter.
The other highlight was an Otter. We were on course for a head-on
collision when we both stopped about 50 ft apart to examine each other. After
a
few moments, we picked sides and continued on our ways.
Dave Youker
Yorktown, VA
Harwood Mills Reservoir, York, US-VA
Mar 14, 2012 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Kayaking reservoir
40 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 12
Wood Duck 8
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 4
Pied-billed Grebe 6
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Great Blue Heron 9
Great Egret 1
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 7
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 11
American Crow 4
crow sp. 2
Carolina Chickadee 17
Tufted Titmouse 18
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 21
European Starling 6
Pine Warbler 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler 21
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 9
Common Grackle 2
American Goldfinch 4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (_http://ebird.org_ ;
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