The phalarope and tern reports below might interest others.
Elisa Enders
Portsmouth, VA
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 10:34:49 -0400
From: ebird-alert@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: elisaenders@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [eBird Alert] Year Needs Alert for Virginia <hourly>
*** Species Summary:
Wilson's Phalarope (1 Accomack)
Roseate Tern (1 Accomack)
Merlin (1 Accomack)
Nashville Warbler (1 Staunton)
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Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) (1)
- Reported Sep 26, 2013 12:30 by Arthur Goldsmith
- Chincoteague Island National Wildlife Refuge, Accomack, Virginia
- Map:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=37.9061033,-75.3499943&ll=37.9061033,-75.3499943
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15271974
- Comments: "hard to see as it is mixed in with the Willets"
Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) (1)
- Reported Sep 26, 2013 12:30 by Arthur Goldsmith
- Chincoteague Island National Wildlife Refuge, Accomack, Virginia
- Map:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=37.9061033,-75.3499943&ll=37.9061033,-75.3499943
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15271974
- Comments: "One individual which came within 20 feet of us. The long
trailing tail feather clearing seen. The bird was missing this feather on
the other side. All other field marks clearly seen. The bird flew off toward
the beach within a minute. While over the Pool, it was mixed with feeding
Forster's and a few Common Terns."
Merlin (Falco columbarius) (1)
- Reported Sep 26, 2013 12:30 by Arthur Goldsmith
- Chincoteague Island National Wildlife Refuge, Accomack, Virginia
- Map:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=37.9061033,-75.3499943&ll=37.9061033,-75.3499943
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15271974
Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) (1)
- Reported Sep 27, 2013 08:00 by Penny Warren
- Bell's Lane (Staunton), Staunton, Virginia
- Map:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=38.1676296,-79.036417&ll=38.1676296,-79.036417
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15271902
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