From www.birdingva.blogspot.com:
Well - not much to report!
I scanned the river from my kitchen this AM. I counted 11 Ospreys and 8
active nests. There are at least 4 more nests that I cannot see from this
vantage point. What a great recovery for these birds. When I was growing up
here there probably weren't 5 nests around the Chuckatuck Creek/Nansemond
River/Crittenden area.
Another sign of spring would be the first Great Egret from the yard this
year. We had a couple on the Christmas Count but this was the first I've
seen from the house for the year.
Ducks: Still good numbers of Canvasback, Lesser Scaup, & Ruddy Ducks,
although I would estimate that there are only 50% of the ducks that were
here at the end of January. Won't be long and the ducks will return north.
Les Willis
Suffolk, VA
leswillis@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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