For the leg band, I believe you should go to the usgs.gov website. You can
either report it digitally or they give you a phone number to call in the
information.
The color of the band indicates the location where the bird was originally
banded, so it will be very interested for the banders to get your
information.
Thanks,
Patti Reum
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1. Sky Meadows SP, Fauquier Co., March 27 (Scott Baron)
2. Ravens at 288 (Robert McLemore)
3. Mill Creek and Thrasher's Lakes this Morning (Pepherup@xxxxxxx)
4. Leg Band 63E (Mary Walker)
5. Re: Ravens at 288 (Wendy Ealding)
6. Re: Ravens at 288 (Janice Frye)
7. Huntley Meadows Monday Morning Birdwalk (Harry Glasgow)
8. Re: Leg Band 63E (Janice Frye)
9. FW: Leg Band 63E (Janice Frye)
10. Red-breaster Merganser, Danville (Mary Foster)
11. VA Eastern Shore & Northern Neck Birds, Friday-Sunday, March
25-27, 2011 (Val Kitchens)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 06:50:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: Scott Baron <brnpelican@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] Sky Meadows SP, Fauquier Co., March 27
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Birders,
From all the reports it seems that it's been a good few weeks for HornedGrebes
in our region. I observed a Horned Grebe successfully fishing
(appropriately) on
the?fishing pond at Sky Meadows this morning. When I?left the area?the bird
was
resting, with head tucked in. First park record, I think. 3/4 of the way to
breeding plumage. Later in the morning I found this same bird?on the
entrance
road pond. I heard it vocalize at both locations. To my ears the call was
a?gull-like cry. My first time hearing this species.
300+ Robins on the move in the fishing pond and farm ponds area. Lots of
sparrows, too. Song, Junco, Field, Fox, White-throated and 1 imm.
White-crowned
(the latter in a sparrow flock near the Mt. Bleak house). Phoebes were
common so
they must be passing through.
1 Brown Thrasher singing atop a tree in a yard along Edmonds Lane.
Snow ended soon after I arrived.?The light covering of snow?had mostly
melted by
noon.
??
Scott Baron
Fairfax, Va.
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:30:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Robert McLemore <grousek9@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] Ravens at 288
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Two ravens just spotted sailing north near Tuckahoe Creek Parkway & 288.
Certainly not as exciting as the VG Swallow?in Charlottesville, but it is
uncommon for central VA.
Cheers,
- Robert McLemore
Maidens, VA
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:39:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: Pepherup@xxxxxxx
Subject: [Va-bird] Mill Creek and Thrasher's Lakes this Morning
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Arrived at Mill Creek about 9:30 a.m. Another birder from C'ville was
there to see the female white winged scoter. We also saw:
female common goldeneye
ruddy ducks
9 d. c. cormorants
pied-billed grebes
ring necked ducks
red shouldered hawk
We drove around to the bridge where the only ducks we saw were a pair of
mallards but the visitor from Charlottesville called a great egret flying
over which then landed on a mud flat very near the bridge! Quite a
surprise.
I then drove to Thrasher's lake and saw the following:
2 pair of wood ducks at the dam
pied billed grebe
2 male blue winged teal
female goldeneye
Driving back by Mill Creek on my way home I saw the following:
1 northern pintail
ruddies
ring necks.
On the way home, the sun came out!
Peggy Lyons
Concord, Va.
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:40:04 -0400
From: Mary Walker <marywwalker@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] Leg Band 63E
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My husband was fishing along the South River today, south Waynesboro, and
came acorss a large dead bird along the bank. The bird apparently was quite
decomposed, dead for some time; hardly anything identifiable (i.e. no foot
or talon to determine if it's waterfowl or raptor) except for a large WHITE
wing and two RED leg bands with the number 63E. The leg bands were easily
removed by my husband (hope that's not illegal). We have them at home. Can
someone please tell me who exactly I should report this information to?
Mary Walker
Albemarle County
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:42:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: Wendy Ealding <wealding@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Va-bird] Ravens at 288
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They seem to be becoming increasingly common away from their "historical"
range - there have been numerous sightings in this area and also further
south along 288 at the Route 60 interchange, and I've had them at several
locations in Powhatan, and there are reports as far south as South Boston.
Wendy Ealding
Powhatan County
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From: Robert McLemore <grousek9@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Mon, Mar 28, 2011 3:31 pm
Subject: [Va-bird] Ravens at 288
Two ravens just spotted sailing north near Tuckahoe Creek Parkway & 288.
ertainly not as exciting as the VG Swallow in Charlottesville, but it is
ncommon for central VA.
heers,
Robert McLemore
aidens, VA
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Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:52:46 -0400
From: "Janice Frye" <jjfdc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Va-bird] Ravens at 288
To: "'Wendy Ealding'" <wealding@xxxxxxx>, <grousek9@xxxxxxxxx>,
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Gerry and a VCU ornithology prof also saw one at the Wetlands awhile back
(off Forest Hill Ave). Allen Larner and I saw two at Rt. 10 and I95 awhile
back, but I don't remember the date. Robert's birds are not far from the
Vulcan quarry in the Short Pump area.
Jan
Richmond
-----Original Message-----
From: Wendy Ealding [mailto:wealding@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 3:43 PM
To: grousek9@xxxxxxxxx; va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Va-bird] Ravens at 288
They seem to be becoming increasingly common away from their "historical"
range - there have been numerous sightings in this area and also further
south along 288 at the Route 60 interchange, and I've had them at several
locations in Powhatan, and there are reports as far south as South Boston.
Wendy Ealding
Powhatan County
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert McLemore <grousek9@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Virginia Bird <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, Mar 28, 2011 3:31 pm
Subject: [Va-bird] Ravens at 288
Two ravens just spotted sailing north near Tuckahoe Creek Parkway & 288.
ertainly not as exciting as the VG Swallow in Charlottesville, but it is
ncommon for central VA.
heers,
Robert McLemore
aidens, VA
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:38:48 -0700 (PDT)
From: Harry Glasgow <harry.glasgow@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] Huntley Meadows Monday Morning Birdwalk
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Seven hardy birders gathered in the?parking lot for this morning's Huntley
Meadows Monday Morning Birdwalk, all bundled up and muttering about the
cold.?
They spotted 38 species, and as the morning advanced, it got warmer and
there
was less complaining and more birding.? Our highlights included
vocalization but
no sighting of two Virginia Rails, a Winter Wren,? and a very clear,
close-up of
a female Pileated Woodpecker from the interior of the Visitor Center as it
fed
at the suet feeders just outside.? One of the best views of this bird in a
long
time.? Many sparrows were flitting around the cattails, and Hooded
Mergansers
were acting shamelessly in the central wetlands.? Cold or no cold, it was a
wonderful morning at Huntley Meadows.
?
?
Canada Goose? ? 25
Wood Duck? ? 2
Mallard? ? 4
Northern Shoveler? ? 1
Green-winged Teal? ? 12
Hooded Merganser? ? 4
Great Blue Heron? ? 2
Red-shouldered Hawk? ? 1
Virginia Rail? ? 2
Wilson's Snipe? ? 7
Mourning Dove? ? 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker? ? 5
Downy Woodpecker? ? 8
Northern Flicker? ? 5
Pileated Woodpecker? ? 4
Eastern Phoebe? ? 2
Blue Jay? ? 1
American Crow? ? 1
crow Sp.? ? 1
Tree Swallow? ? 4
Carolina Chickadee? ? 24
Tufted Titmouse? ? 12
White-breasted Nuthatch? ? 6
Brown Creeper? ? 2
Carolina Wren? ? 1
Winter Wren? ? 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet? ? 9
Eastern Bluebird? ? 2
American Robin? ? 24
Yellow-rumped Warbler? ? 2
Field Sparrow? ? 6
Song Sparrow? ? 15
Swamp Sparrow? ? 16
White-throated Sparrow? ? 6
Dark-eyed Junco? ? 1
Northern Cardinal? ? 11
Red-winged Blackbird? ? 42
American Goldfinch? ? 2
?
The Monday Morning Birdwalk has been a weekly event at Huntley Meadows
since
1985.? It takes place every week, rain or shine, at 7AM (8AM during
December,
January and February), is free of charge, requires no reservation, and is
open
to all.? Birders meet in the parking lot at the Park's entrance at 3701
Lockheed
Blvd, Alexandria, VA.? Questions should be directed to Park staff during
normal
business hours at (703)768-2525.
?
Harry Glasgow
Friends of Huntley Meadows Park?
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:03:40 -0400
From: "Janice Frye" <jjfdc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Va-bird] Leg Band 63E
To: "'Mary Walker'" <marywwalker@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Try this: http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBl/resources/decdoc1.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Walker [mailto:marywwalker@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 3:40 PM
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Va-bird] Leg Band 63E
My husband was fishing along the South River today, south Waynesboro, and
came acorss a large dead bird along the bank. The bird apparently was quite
decomposed, dead for some time; hardly anything identifiable (i.e. no foot
or talon to determine if it's waterfowl or raptor) except for a large WHITE
wing and two RED leg bands with the number 63E. The leg bands were easily
removed by my husband (hope that's not illegal). We have them at home. Can
someone please tell me who exactly I should report this information to?
Mary Walker
Albemarle County
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:06:01 -0400
From: "Janice Frye" <jjfdc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] FW: Leg Band 63E
To: "'Mary Walker'" <marywwalker@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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It switched pages! This is the one:
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBl/resources/reeng.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Janice Frye [mailto:jjfdc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 6:04 PM
To: 'Mary Walker'; 'va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [Va-bird] Leg Band 63E
Try this: http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBl/resources/decdoc1.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Walker [mailto:marywwalker@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 3:40 PM
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Va-bird] Leg Band 63E
My husband was fishing along the South River today, south Waynesboro, and
came acorss a large dead bird along the bank. The bird apparently was quite
decomposed, dead for some time; hardly anything identifiable (i.e. no foot
or talon to determine if it's waterfowl or raptor) except for a large WHITE
wing and two RED leg bands with the number 63E. The leg bands were easily
removed by my husband (hope that's not illegal). We have them at home. Can
someone please tell me who exactly I should report this information to?
Mary Walker
Albemarle County
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:03:29 -0500
From: Mary Foster <chathambirds08@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] Red-breaster Merganser, Danville
To: <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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I checked the ponds around Danville this afternoon and found a lone male
Red-breasted Merganser at Dans Hill. A dozen or so Northern Rough-winged
Swallows were flying around.
Mary Foster
Dry Fork
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:27:05 -0400
From: "Val Kitchens" <vbkitchens@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] VA Eastern Shore & Northern Neck Birds,
Friday-Sunday, March 25-27, 2011
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VA Birders,
Between snow forecasts, I drove to Chincoteague last Thursday, March 24,
and I spent Friday, March 25, birding Chincoteague NWR and the Causeway. On
a quick trip out to the ocean beach before breakfast, I spotted a pair of
Tree Swallows (my first of the year) sitting on a birdhouse in Black Duck
Marsh, and then continued on to the beach, where I found a Lesser
Black-backed Gull sitting with a small group of gulls. It was smaller than
the Great Black-backed Gulls, had a more charcoal-colored back, and a
streaked head, and then it got up and walked back into the group of gulls,
showing its yellow legs. After breakfast, I drove out to the beach again,
and this time my first-of-the-year birds were an adult Laughing Gull, which
flew over the beach and disappeared, and some Sanderlings on the beach.
Also of note was a large group of Willets with several Marbled Godwits
mixed in, which I saw in Swan Cove across from the Assateague Visitor
Center, and a large group of Dunlin
there as well. Marv Rubin arrived back at his house in Chincoteague about
midday, and we drove out to the beach that afternoon and had excellent looks
at a close-in Red-throated Loon in the ocean just off the beach.
On Saturday, March 26, I drove down the Eastern Shore to the CBBT.
Highlights were a Eurasian Collared-Dove (possibly 2) on Magotha Road in
Northampton Co., Northern Gannets at Kiptopeke State Park and flying over
the CBBT (seen from Island #1), and about 2 dozen Brown Pelicans, all in
breeding plumage, seen from the scenic pullout on the CBBT just after going
thru the north Tollbooth.
After spending the night in Newport News, I drove home via the Northern
Neck on Sunday, March 27, with a little rain and sleet at the beginning, but
barely a trace of snow on the ground along the way. I made a quick stop at
Washington's Birthplace in Westmoreland Co., and was surprised to find 10
Tundra Swans off the picnic ground there; I thought they had all left by
now! I also saw 1 or possibly 2 Mute Swans there, but the only ducks were a
few Greater Scaup and Red-breasted Mergansers. I also saw at least 3
Ospreys and a Forster's Tern. My only year bird there was a Pileated
Woodpecker near the Visitor Center!
Good birding,
Val Kitchens
Arlington, VA
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