VA BIRDers,
On behalf of the CVWO, let me extend a well-deserved congratulations to THE
BIRDING TRIBE for capturing first place in last Saturday's Kiptopeke Challenge!
The Tribe was lead by Bill Williams with Dan Cristol and Ariel White.
It was a trying day for all teams Saturday and I believe all participants
deserve an applause for an outstanding job! Here are the results that I have as
of this writing:
The Birding Tribe 124
The Wandering Siskins 123
VSO Roving Ravens 116
Tequila Mockingbirds 113
Laughing Falcons 102
Wild Birds Unlimited Williamsburg 102
Dirty Dickcissels 95
Jerry's Fledglings 85 (VSO Chincoteague Field Trip)
Team Zucaritas 81 (youth entry)
MAD-BAD Birders 80 (Special Venue and etc; 47 on Fisherman Is)
Wayward First Landing Loons 44 (ESVNWR Special Venue)
Platform Poachers aka Team Surfbird 39
If you have not already done so, please send your team your donation. Thank
you.
Based upon the tally lists I have been given, the 10th KC teams observed 160
Eastern Shore species with several additional Craney Island additions! This is
slightly above the average of 155 for the last 9 years. Comparing to previous
KC's, the following are interesting and somewhat unusual species observed
during the KC Saturday, Sept 18, 2004.
White Ibis (always a favorite, ramp road ESVNWR 'natch), Snow Goose (present
for a few days at Chincoteague NWR), Black Scoter, Red-breasted Merganser
(CNWR), King Rail (ramp road), Am. Golden Plover (Arlington Rd area), Hudsonian
Godwit(Chincoteague causeway), Marbled Godwit, Red Knot (CNWR), Dunlin (CNWR),
Long-billed Dowitcher (Chincoteague causeway), Sandwich Tern (CNWR), Black Tern
(?), E. Collared-Dove (the usual spot nr KSP, up to 3 were noted!),
Yellow-throated Vireo (not often found this late), Cliff Swallow (ditto),
Nashville Warbler (always great to see), Blackburnian Warbler (ditto),
Blackpoll Warbler (they're coming!), Worm-eating (not often found this late),
and Summer Tanager.
I got a few scattered reports of interesting birds before the event that have
not been generally reported (unlike the White-tailed Kite): Am. Bittern (Ramp
Rd), Gull-billed Tern (CBBT), Yellow-throated Warbler (Rt 600), Cape May
Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, Vesper Sparrow (KSP), and Grasshopper Sp (nr
Wallops Is).
Join us at the Eastern Shore Birding Festival Friday, Oct 8, at 530pm for the
award ceremony - ALL teams receive prizes; in addition, KC teams get 2 minutes
to tell a short story about their day!
Kurt Gaskill, KC 2004 Coordinator
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