On the way to the Goochland Farmers Market this morning, I birded Tuckers Park
and the adjacent Maidens Loop road. There was a partially albino/leucistic
(not sure of the correct term, I know it has been debated before) male Cardinal
with a white body, red wings, tail, crest and bill. Eyes were dark.
Tucker's Park is a Goochland County park under development. It is located on
the southern section of Maidens Loop Road (Route 710) off route 522 just off
the south side of route 6 in Goochland. The park is accessible on foot and
overlooks the river. The Maidens Loop Road which dead ends at the railroad
tracks is also good habitat with a lot of overgrown shrub habitat, this is
where I found the cardinal along with some winter arrivals.
Location: Tucker's Park at Maidens Crossing
Observation date: 10/17/09
Notes: one of the male cardinals was a partial albino/leucistic
Number of species: 17
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 4
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 4
American Goldfinch 10
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/VA)
Wendy Ealding
Powhatan County
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