Bobwhites have been a hot topic....just thought I'd add my two cents' worth.
Having never heard a bobwhite in Richmond or suburban Chesterfield in the past
28 years, I've seen/heard two in my neighborhood in the past two weeks! Saw on
eBird a number of sightings in the areas surrounding the greater Richmond area,
but have never known them to be suburban birds. Maybe they're following in the
footsteps of osprey and red shouldered hawks.
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1. Bobwhite (Bryan Barmore)
2. Fwd: Bobwhite - Hampton (Bryan Barmore)
3. Re: Bobwhite (Linda Millington)
4. June 14 at Banshee Reeks (delandjoyce)
5. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (King Wm Co) (Russell Taylor)
6. [va-bird] Waynesboro P. Gallinule no show (Scott Priebe)
7. Re: Bobwhite (Stephen Johnson)
8. bluebird habitat (Stephen Johnson)
9. Pileated Woodpecker Nestlings...NOT! (Connie & Wilton Sale)
10. Re: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (King Wm Co) (Phillip Kenny)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 09:39:45 -0400
From: Bryan Barmore <gbheron25@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] Bobwhite
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While having breakfast on the deck, my wife and I heard a Bobwhite calling.
It sounded to be just a couple houses over but we couldn't find it visually.
I think it is a first for the yard in the 12 years we have been here. Very
exciting to hear one of our favorite birds. Unfortunately, Bobwhites have
been few and far between for quite some time.
Bryan
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Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 10:46:20 -0400
From: Bryan Barmore <gbheron25@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] Fwd: Bobwhite - Hampton
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I did it again; forgot my location. We are in Hampton. And I checked and it
isn't the first bobwhite for the yard. But it had been several years.
Bryan
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From: Bryan Barmore <gbheron25@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: June 14, 2014 9:39:45 AM EDT
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While having breakfast on the deck, my wife and I heard a Bobwhite calling.
It sounded to be just a couple houses over but we couldn't find it visually.
I think it is a first for the yard in the 12 years we have been here. Very
exciting to hear one of our favorite birds. Unfortunately, Bobwhites have
been few and far between for quite some time.
Bryan
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 11:22:48 -0400
From: Linda Millington <millington.linda@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Bryan Barmore <gbheron25@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Va-bird] Bobwhite
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Andy Martin and I heard several Bobwhites calling in the late afternoon at
Blandy Experimental Farm in Clarke County on Tuesday, June 10th. Always
great to hear them.
Linda Millington
Upperville, VA
On Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 9:39 AM, Bryan Barmore <gbheron25@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
While having breakfast on the deck, my wife and I heard a Bobwhite
calling. It sounded to be just a couple houses over but we couldn't find it
visually. I think it is a first for the yard in the 12 years we have been
here. Very exciting to hear one of our favorite birds. Unfortunately,
Bobwhites have been few and far between for quite some time.
Bryan
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Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 13:45:58 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
From: delandjoyce <delandjoyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Cc: nhamilton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, springyd29@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Va-bird] June 14 at Banshee Reeks
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Seven birders, including three first timers, came for the monthly second
Saturday bird walk at Banshee Reeks sponsored by Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy
and The Friends of Banshee Reeks. Following three days of heavy thunderstorms
the morning was beautiful but the birds were a little scarce. The banders at
the MAPS station also reported a slow day. A total of 45 species were
counted including a juvenile PINE WARBLER. The list follows:
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Killdeer
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Cedar Waxwing
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Common Grackle
Orchard Oriole
American Goldfinch
Del Sargent
Purcellville
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 17:55:42 -0400
From: Russell Taylor <gnatcatcher@xxxxxxxxx>
To: VA Bird <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (King Wm Co)
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Hello VA Birders,
Driving back from a wonderful day participating in the VSO Foray, Phil Kenny
spotted a male STFL on the power line on Rt 30. This was at about 5:20pm
6/14. We stopped, took some pictures, and eBirded it. The location was a few
100 yards west past Rt 604, maybe 2 miles or so into King William county.
Bird was still on the wire when we left after 5 minutes.
Cheers,
Russ
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 20:23:02 -0400
From: Scott Priebe <falco57@xxxxxxx>
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Subject: [Va-bird] [va-bird] Waynesboro P. Gallinule no show
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Went with Dave Boltz to Waynesboro in hopes of sighting the Purple Gallinule.
Arrived @ 9 AM to Orchard Oriole in song, and stayed til about 3 PM, except
for a brief lunch run, during which another birder manned the post. No Purple
Gallinule either in the "pond" or upstream from the foot bridge. Plenty of
other bird activity however. Several juv. C. Grackles bathing and begging
for food; young N. Flickers chasing Mom; Grackles chasing Cooper's Hawk;
several Cedar Waxwings flying about.
Scott D. Priebe
Springfield, VA
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 21:29:35 -0400
From: Stephen Johnson <stevejohnson2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Linda Millington <millington.linda@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Va-bird] Bobwhite
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To add to the good news celebrating this fine species, we heard a Bobwhite
calling tonight at Manassas Battlefield NP, in the Matthews Hill tall grass
field (NE corner of Route 29 and Route 234).
Steve Johnson & Lynn Rafferty
Fairfax, VA
On Jun 14, 2014, at 11:22 AM, Linda Millington wrote:
Andy Martin and I heard several Bobwhites calling in the late afternoon at
Blandy Experimental Farm in Clarke County on Tuesday, June 10th. Always
great to hear them.
Linda Millington
Upperville, VA
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While having breakfast on the deck, my wife and I heard a Bobwhite
calling. It sounded to be just a couple houses over but we couldn't find it
visually. I think it is a first for the yard in the 12 years we have been
here. Very exciting to hear one of our favorite birds. Unfortunately,
Bobwhites have been few and far between for quite some time.
Bryan
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Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 21:37:34 -0400
From: Stephen Johnson <stevejohnson2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [Va-bird] bluebird habitat
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One morning this week I visited Conway Robinson State Forest in Prince
William County. An adult male Eastern Bluebird sang for several minutes from
a high snag in a tree.
This is noteworthy because why?
This particular State Forest is well named. It is a thick, full forest. Not
a completely mature canopy, but tall trees everywhere. There is no open
space anywhere - no fields, no meadows, you can hardly see the sky. The
bluebird's snag was smack in the middle of the trail area, several hundred
yards (at least) from any open space.
I can only guess that the general wisdom about bluebird habitat can have
exceptions; or else maybe somehow this adult was dealing with recent
fledglings who somehow had wound up moving into the forest from some (not
very nearby) open area.
Steve Johnson
Fairfax, VA
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 21:06:56 -0500 (CDT)
From: Connie & Wilton Sale <humnchirp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Va-bird] Pileated Woodpecker Nestlings...NOT!
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You may remember the post I recently made about raising two nestling pileated
woodpeckers, and provided links to photos from hatchling to eyes just
beginning to open.
Well folks, it's time for me to eat some crow! These guys turned out NOT to
be pileated woodpeckers, but are probably red-bellied woodpeckers! I was
wrong in my ID, which I based solely on their large size as hatchlings and
their fast rate of growth and weight gain in the first few days. I apologize
for the error. The good news is that they have been a joy to raise and both
are doing great. Here is their pic taken one week (6/11/14) after the last
pics I posted.
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj193/humnchirp/songbirds/RedBellies_zpscdaee92f.jpg
They are even more beautiful now, and although still being hand fed, they are
beginning to explore the logs in their enclosure.
As requested, I will post one more pic of them just before they are released
when they are self-feeding and fully-flighted juveniles.
Thank you all for your kind comments about these amazing birds. Again,
sorry for the misidentification.
Connie
Connie & Wilton Sale
Chesapeake,VA 23322
humnchirp@xxxxxxxxxxx
Hummingbirds and Songbirds
State and Federal Permits
NWRA, IWRC
WildLife Response, Inc.
http://www.wildliferesponse.org/
Member, Evelyn's Wildlife Refuge
http://www.evelynswildliferefuge.org/ ;
Member, Sacred Friends Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc.
http://www.sacredfriend.org/
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 22:09:44 -0400
From: Phillip Kenny <philkenny@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Russell Taylor <gnatcatcher@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Va-Bird@Listserve. Com" <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Va-bird] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (King Wm Co)
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Here is the link to the photos I took:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/95123562@N07/
Phillip Kenny
1731 Killarney Court
Vienna VA 22182-2133
703-255-5423
philkenny@xxxxxxxxxxx
On Jun 14, 2014, at 5:55 PM, Russell Taylor <gnatcatcher@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello VA Birders,
Driving back from a wonderful day participating in the VSO Foray, Phil Kenny
spotted a male STFL on the power line on Rt 30. This was at about 5:20pm
6/14. We stopped, took some pictures, and eBirded it. The location was a few
100 yards west past Rt 604, maybe 2 miles or so into King William county.
Bird was still on the wire when we left after 5 minutes.
Cheers,
Russ
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