Nick and I took our dog for a walk on Douglas Road, late in the morning (almost
10am). We saw Dianne and Judy Hinch there, along with their friend Warren. We
had good luck with warblers and an unexpected sighting of an American Bittern.
See list below. Douglas Road, ChesapeakeProtocol: Traveling.55 Miles118
MinutesObservers: 5Comments: falcate orangetip, zeb ST, leopard frogs calling
1 American Bittern "Spotted by Dianne Hinch. Bird was first seen by
Dianne in ditch along north side of the road. By the time the rest of us
arrived, the bird was perched at about 20 feet above the ground, back in the
swamp to the north." 3 Turkey Vulture 1 Red-shouldered
Hawk 1 Mourning Dove 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1
White-eyed Vireo 1 American Crow 4 Carolina Chickadee
1 Winter Wren 3 Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher "One singing" 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
2 Hermit Thrush 2 Ovenbird "Two singing birds" 1
Louisiana Waterthrush "Seen well. White throat noted. Bird then sang a few
times." 2 Black-and-white Warbler "Two separate singing males"
1 Prothonotary Warbler "Silent male moving low on north side of road to
south side." 1 Pine Warbler 7 Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Myrtle) 1 Yellow-throated Warbler " Singing male in pines where
Douglas Road meets the Canal Trail. " 1 Prairie Warbler "Singing
male along road." 1 Swamp Sparrow 3 White-throated Sparrow
2 Northern Cardinal 1 Red-winged Blackbird
120 Rusty Blackbird "Large flock south of Douglas Road mixed with
grackles and a female Red-winged Blackbird. Birds were difficult to see
initially, but highly vocal. a few female rusties were seen, but most birds
appeared to be singing males. Number is an estimate based on estimating number
of singing birds and portion of birds observed." 20 Common Grackle
2 American Goldfinch
Elisa Flanders
Portsmouth, VA