I followed Arun Bose's example with a lunchtime swing through the 42nd
Street portion of James River Park today (noon through about 1:15pm -- I
don't know how Arun tears himself away after just half an hour). It was
a bit windy and there were the beginnings of a high overcast, so there
wasn't a huge amount of activity, but I did find a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER
on the down-stream island just opposite the picnic shelter, along with
BLACKPOLL, NORTHERN PARULA, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS seen or heard. There were singing SWAINSON'S THRUSH and WOOD
THRUSH, as well as good numbers of SCARLET TANAGERS and one BALTIMORE
ORIOLE. I also had a close encounter with a SPOTTED SANDPIPER in the
same general area where the Bay-breasted Warbler was hanging about. Two
BALD EAGLES, one adult and one immature, were soaring with the TURKEY
VULTURES over the river.
--
Lewis Barnett -- Chair, Dept. of Math & CS, U. of Richmond, VA 23173
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