I agree about the movement of Rusties. This afternoon, I saw 80 Rusties along
Douglas Road (east side of Dismal Swamp NWR), just west of the Douglas Rd/Route
17 intersection. They were singing up a storm! I even tried showing them to
Chesapeake City police officer, who had stopped to ask me what I was doing, but
they flew before I had a chance to pass him my binoculars. He thought that he
flushed them and apologized. I'm not so sure. They are tricky birds. Earlier, I
had tried to get a closer look at a female Rusty. However, no matter how quiet
I was, she apparently knew I was there. She flew up, perched, and called. Neat
birds. There definitely seem to be more around since the end of the blackbird
blitz! Where were those guys then? South of here, I assume.
Elisa Enders
Portsmouth, VA
To: billbr50@xxxxxxx; va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: wealding@xxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:13:10 -0400
Subject: Re: [Va-bird] Rusty Blackbirds in Reston Park
Rusties must be on the move! My husband and I took an early afternoon hike
today in Chesterfield County's Robious Landing Park, and my sharper eyed
husband spotted five of them. I've always thought this had perfect habitat
for them but, although I've never had any luck when I've surveyed there for
the Rusty Blackbird Blitz, it's nice to be proved right!
Wendy Ealding
Powhatan County
-----Original Message-----
From: WILLIAM Brown <billbr50@xxxxxxx>
To: va-bird <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, Mar 22, 2011 6:24 pm
Subject: [Va-bird] Rusty Blackbirds in Reston Park
I encountered a Fox Sparrow and about five Rusty Blackbirds while walking the
og in a Stratton Woods Park in Reston this afternoon. Not to be ignored in
the
ark were loud competing choruses of Robins and Starlings:
ocation: Stratton Woods Park
bservation date: 3/22/11
umber of species: 23
Turkey Vulture 1
ourning Dove 1
ed-bellied Woodpecker 2
ellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
owny Woodpecker 2
orthern Flicker 1
astern Phoebe 1
merican Crow 1
arolina Chickadee 2
hite-breasted Nuthatch 2
arolina Wren 1
merican Robin 150
uropean Starling 100
astern Towhee 1
ox Sparrow 1
ong Sparrow 2
ark-eyed Junco 10
orthern Cardinal 4
ed-winged Blackbird 1
usty Blackbird 5
ommon Grackle 1
rown-headed Cowbird 5
merican Goldfinch 4
This report was generated automatically by eBird
v2(http://ebird.org<http://ebird.org/>)
Bill Brown
erndon
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