A single Wood Stork was from Back Bay NWR headquarters today at 1030,
methodically winging it due north. A surprise to me. The rest of today's
birds are listed below. Another interesting find was a young (10-inch long)
water moccasin sunning itself on a branch. It's eyes were cloudy, indicating
skin shedding process in action.
John Spahr
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Location: Back Bay NWR - CSY06 & VA Beach/Ft Story/1st Landing SP
Observation date: 12/27/09
Number of species: 66
Canada Goose 225
Tundra Swan 18
Gadwall 2
American Black Duck 28
Mallard 17
Redhead 1
Ring-necked Duck 45
Surf Scoter 3
Bufflehead 37
Hooded Merganser 17
Ruddy Duck 40
Northern Gannet 45
Brown Pelican 5
Double-crested Cormorant 130
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 2
Wood Stork 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 4
Northern Harrier 2
Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern) 1
American Kestrel 1
American Coot 25
Sanderling 35
Purple Sandpiper 1
Wilson's Snipe 1
Bonaparte's Gull 28
Laughing Gull 19
Ring-billed Gull 38
Herring Gull 20
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 13
Forster's Tern 2
Rock Pigeon 40
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1
Mourning Dove 12
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Northern Flicker 4
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 8
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 4
Winter Wren 1
Marsh Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
American Robin 4
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 5
European Starling 75
Yellow-rumped Warbler 45
Eastern Towhee 3
Savannah Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 13
White-throated Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 35
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Boat-tailed Grackle 19
House Sparrow 20
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