Excellent find William, and thanks for the VARCOM report. The only M&V
record that VARCOM has reviewed and accepted is one from Augusta in May of
last year. The seven records mentioned in the Gold Book don't give dates
or locations, and presumably were carried over from the Gold Book's
ancestors.
Wendy Ealding
VARCOM Secretary
On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 6:17 PM, William Leigh <leightern@xxxxxxx> wrote:
All,
It was an interesting day of birding here in Rockingham county today. Two
Juvenile Tricolored Herons were found at the Nazarene Wetlands around
12:50 PM. A rather unusual bird for the Mountain and Valley region. Got
some documentation photos which can be seen at
https://www.flickr.com/photos/34227153@N06/
Nazarene Wetlands are West of Dayton/Bridgewater on Nazarene Church road.
Also at the Wetlands was what appeared to be a Juvenile Sora which gave
brief but repeated views along the edge of the wetlands. Also at the
wetlands were a single Pectoral, 2 Leasts, several Solitary's and single
Spotted Sandpiper which made for a nice assortment of Shorebirds.
Unfortunately the Tri-colored Herons appear to have left the wetlands
shortly after I took these photos. It's possible they are hidden in the
back somewhere but we could not relocate them after much searching. The
Tricolored Herons may be a Rockingham County record as they are not
mentioned in Claire Mellinger's Birds of Rockingham County. The Gold book
list 7 records for the Mountains and Valley region but doesn't say which
counties.
At Leonard's Pond earlier today there were 15 Solitary , two Least and one
Spotted Sandpiper. A Blue Grosbeak was singling in field behind the pond.
see eBird list below for Nazarene Wetlands for details......
best,
William Leigh leightern@xxxxxxx
Bridgewater, Virginia
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 17:40:34 -0400https://www.flickr.com/photos/34227153@N06/14758455504" title="Tricolored
From: do-not-reply@xxxxxxxxx
To: leightern@xxxxxxx
Subject: eBird Report - Nazarene Church Road Wetlands, Jul 27, 2014
Nazarene Church Road Wetlands, Rockingham, US-VA
Jul 27, 2014 12:50 PM - 3:20 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
16 species
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 12
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 4
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 2
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) 2 <a href="
Heron Nazerene Wetalnds flight shot by Leightern, on Flickr"><img src="
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5555/14758455504_702f0d0dcd.jpg";
alt="Tri-colored Heron Nazerene Wetalnds flight shot" /></a>
title="2 Tri-colored Herons and a Great Blue Nazarene 7-27-2014 by
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/34227153@N06/14760485092";
Leightern, on Flickr"><img src="
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5562/14760485092_25cf332ee2.jpg" alt="2
Tri-colored Herons and a Great Blue Nazarene 7-27-2014" /></a>
Both Tri-colored Herons appear to be Juveniles.breast yellow stubby bill, barred belly, Appears to be a juvenile.
Sora (Porzana carolina) 1 Seen! Buffy yellow face and throat and
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 3http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19237536
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1 basic plumage
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) 3
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 2
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) 1
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 2
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 1
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 2
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
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