I had a catbird on my patio sitting next to the sliding glass door,
picking off sugar ants 1 by 1 as they walked by him in a line. I did not
realize they ate these ants. Maybe someone put the ant bait out inside
their house and the catbirds that died did a similar thing but ate ants
containing the indoor poison instead of the outdoor spray kind.
Something to consider in case you use this type of any bait.
Thanks everyone and stay cool and happy birding.
Debbie Woods
Potomac falls, VA
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3. Bald Eagles on the Rappahannock River (Susan Ridd)
4. Re: Bald Eagles on the Rappahannock River (Janice Frye)
5. Re: Bald Eagles on the Rappahannock River (sandy spencer)
6. godwit, dowitchers at Hughlett Point (Tom Saunders)
7. Purple Martin Festival July 31, 2010 6 to 9PM (Diane Jadlowski)
8. Re: Dying Catbirds (Paula Sullivan)
9. Re: Purple Martin Festival July 31, 2010 6 to 9PM (Janice Frye)
10. Purple Martin "Gone to the Birds" July 31, 6 to 9PM
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:27:36 -0400
From: Wendy Ealding<wealding@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] Red-headed Woodpecker nesting in Powhatan
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Our nesting Red-headed Woodpecker got into a major confrontation with a
Pileated yesterday evening - and won, eventually driving it off. Pretty
dramatic!
Wendy Ealding
Powhatan County
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:47:16 -0400
From: Susan Ridd<susaneridd@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] Purple Martins in Times Dispatch
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The following article, "Purple Martins Arriving in Shockoe Bottom" was in
today's Richmond Times-Dispatch by Rex Springston.
The link is http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2010/jul/17/mart17-ar-31736/ for
those of you who are interested.
Sue Ridd
susaneridd@xxxxxxxxx
Glen Allen, VA
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:13:00 -0400
From: Susan Ridd<susaneridd@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] Bald Eagles on the Rappahannock River
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*July 16, 2010*: Between 10-11:30 am, 17 Bald Eagles were seen along the
shoreline between Tappahannock and Leedstown. The number of adults was 13,
with birds of the year at 4. The group, Tuesday Twitters, were aboard the
boat, Capt. Thomas along with other visitors.
*January 1978*: Norm Jaffee, another grad student at W&M, and I searched for
Bald Eagles by road all day during the Bald Eagle Midwinter Count. We roamed
through the bitter cold from Williamsburg to the Northern Neck. At the end
of the day, we finally found 2 adult Eagles feeding off the remains of a
merganser on the southern shore of the Potomac River. We were estatic at
finding the birds!
Time gives one a certain perspective...
Sue Ridd
Glen Allen, VA.
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:34:32 -0400
From: "Janice Frye"<jjfdc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Va-bird] Bald Eagles on the Rappahannock River
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Thank you for sharing the history! Perspective indeed....
Jan
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Subject: [Va-bird] Bald Eagles on the Rappahannock River
*July 16, 2010*: Between 10-11:30 am, 17 Bald Eagles were seen along the
shoreline between Tappahannock and Leedstown. The number of adults was 13,
with birds of the year at 4. The group, Tuesday Twitters, were aboard the
boat, Capt. Thomas along with other visitors.
*January 1978*: Norm Jaffee, another grad student at W&M, and I searched for
Bald Eagles by road all day during the Bald Eagle Midwinter Count. We roamed
through the bitter cold from Williamsburg to the Northern Neck. At the end
of the day, we finally found 2 adult Eagles feeding off the remains of a
merganser on the southern shore of the Potomac River. We were estatic at
finding the birds!
Time gives one a certain perspective...
Sue Ridd
Glen Allen, VA.
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:13:58 -0400
From: "sandy spencer"<sandycspencer@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Va-bird] Bald Eagles on the Rappahannock River
To: "Susan Ridd"<susaneridd@xxxxxxxxx>,<va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
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Hi Sue,
Thanks for the then and now perspective. I think if the weather hadn't
been so hot and it was earlier in the day, you might have seen even more
eagles, especially in the area of the high cliffs (Fones Cliffs). There
were probably other hunkering in the shady depths of the riparian forest to
evade the heat. Boat surveys by DGIF, CBF, and FWS on the Rappahannock for
bald eagles over the past few years produced summer high counts of 250 or
more, and winter high counts of almost 400 between Tappahannock and Mount
Creek (about 10 river miles above Leedstown). The majority of them are
concentrated in the stretch where the Capt Thomas goes, and up Cat Point
Creek and around Horsehead Point. That stretch is also known as the
Rappahannock Important Bird Area, so designated because it is one of the
prime bald eagle concentration areas in the eastern US. Your enthusiasm
for their recovery is wonderful to hear, especially in a region where they
are taken forgranted because they are so numerous and because most of the
bald eagle concentration area is in private land and unprotected from
development.
Sorry if I sound pendantic!
Thanks,
Sandy Spencer
Warsaw, VA
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Subject: [Va-bird] Bald Eagles on the Rappahannock River
*July 16, 2010*: Between 10-11:30 am, 17 Bald Eagles were seen along the
shoreline between Tappahannock and Leedstown. The number of adults was 13,
with birds of the year at 4. The group, Tuesday Twitters, were aboard the
boat, Capt. Thomas along with other visitors.
*January 1978*: Norm Jaffee, another grad student at W&M, and I searched
for
Bald Eagles by road all day during the Bald Eagle Midwinter Count. We
roamed
through the bitter cold from Williamsburg to the Northern Neck. At the end
of the day, we finally found 2 adult Eagles feeding off the remains of a
merganser on the southern shore of the Potomac River. We were estatic at
finding the birds!
Time gives one a certain perspective...
Sue Ridd
Glen Allen, VA.
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:56:46 -0400
From: Tom Saunders<birdnerd53@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] godwit, dowitchers at Hughlett Point
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Shorebird numbers have increased somewhat since Sunday at Hughlett Point
NAP, Northumberland County. There were more short-billed dowitchers today,
including at least four of the hendersoni subspecies. Seven willets,
including at least two western willets. Least, semi-palmated and western
sandpipers, lots of greater and lesser yellowlegs, a dozen killdeer and only
the second marbled godwit I've ever had here. This bird is in breeding
plumage, despite its presence this early in the season.
Tom Saunders
Kilmarnock
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:21:50 -0400
From: Diane Jadlowski<djadski@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] Purple Martin Festival July 31, 2010 6 to 9PM
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Purple Martin Festival "Gone to the Birds" Saturday, July 31 from 6 to 9PM.
Thousands of Purple Martin are Richmond,VA and swarm to roost in the
pear trees on 18th Street by the 17th Street Farmer's Market. Please
join us to watch this great event and learn more about these fantastic
birds. Vendors and information booths will be set up in the market.
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:16:58 -0400
From: Paula Sullivan<paula.sullivan2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Va-bird] Dying Catbirds
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Cc: Sweig Donald<1skybird@xxxxxxx>, MARLENECONDON@xxxxxxx,
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I'm relieved that there have been no posts reporting unusual numbers of
Catbirds dying in backyards. There are many causes of bird deaths, pesticides
among them. It doesn't look like there is an epidemic of anything going on. No
one but Donald Sweig and I reported Catbird deaths and today I saw a healthy
(living, at least) Catbird in my yard. Both he and I disposed of the dead birds
and so it will never be known how they died. I'm glad that this thread allowed
a few to speak on the dangers of pesticides to birds and the benefits of
natural gardening.
Paula Sullivan
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:46:40 -0400
From: "Janice Frye"<jjfdc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Va-bird] Purple Martin Festival July 31, 2010 6 to 9PM
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Arrive any night by 7:45 and you can watch the birds come in if you can't
make it to the festival. There are usually plenty of people there watching
or attempting to count. The birds are there through about Sept. 1 every
year. Tonight I estimated 2500-3000 birds (still honing my rusty skills on
my second visit this year). The sight and sound is very sweet after a
year's absence!
Jan
Richmond
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Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 7:22 PM
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Subject: [Va-bird] Purple Martin Festival July 31, 2010 6 to 9PM
Purple Martin Festival "Gone to the Birds" Saturday, July 31 from 6 to 9PM.
Thousands of Purple Martin are Richmond,VA and swarm to roost in the
pear trees on 18th Street by the 17th Street Farmer's Market. Please
join us to watch this great event and learn more about these fantastic
birds. Vendors and information booths will be set up in the market.
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:13:06 -0400
From: Diane Jadlowski<djadski@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] Purple Martin "Gone to the Birds" July 31, 6 to 9PM
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Directions to the Purple Martin "Gone to the Birds" Festival are
From Highway 64 take Highway 95 south to Franklin Street Exit 74B,
Slight left onto South 15th Street, Left onto East Main Street. Watch
for 17th Street, Festival at 17th Street Farmer's Market between 17th
and 18th Street
Here is more information on the festival at this website
http://gonetothebirds.org/about/
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