Field trip to Craney Island, August 16, 2008
By jn | August 17, 2008
photo by Donnie Goodrich
Shirley writes: Many thanks to Dr. Dan Cristol for leading our trip to Craney Island this morning. Also thanks to the drivers who drove up and down the dikes and around Craney. Luckily the recent rain settled the dust!
Below is the list of birds tallied in Dan’s car this morning — 45 species! If you saw something that’s not listed below, please let me know.
photo by Donnie Goodrich
Highlights included the American Avocets, Marbled Godwit, and Red-necked Phalaropes plus the White-rumped Sandpiper, Black Tern and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
photo by Donnie Goodrich
Number of species: 51
Canada Goose X
Mallard X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Blue Heron X
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 5
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1
Turkey Vulture X
Osprey 16
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Black-bellied Plover X
Semipalmated Plover X
Killdeer X
American Avocet 2
Spotted Sandpiper X
Willet X
Lesser Yellowlegs X
Marbled Godwit 1
Ruddy Turnstone 5
Sanderling X
Least Sandpiper X
White-rumped Sandpiper X
Short-billed Dowitcher X
Red-necked Phalarope 5
Laughing Gull X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Lesser Black-backed Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Caspian Tern X
Black Tern 1
Common Tern X
Royal Tern XLeast Tern
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift X
Belted Kingfisher X
Purple Martin X
Tree Swallow X
Barn Swallow X
Carolina Chickadee X
Northern Mockingbird X
Brown Thrasher X
European Starling X
Song Sparrow X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Boat-tailed Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
House Finch X
Some may have seen the Bald Eagle that chased the Osprey who had a fish and made the Osprey drop the fish which the Eagle caught in midair!
Here is the list of participants:
Dan Cristol, Leader and Driver
Indigo Cristol
Lazuli Cristol
Guest of Indigo and Lazuli (whose name I cannot remember!)
Alex Minarik
Joanne Andrews
Dr. Mitchell Byrd
Rosanne Reddin
Linda Scherer
Donnie Goodrich
Shirley Devan — Driver
Mike Millin — Driver
Jeanne Millin
Bill Holcombe
Tom McCary
Dave Lee — Driver
Bill Kay
Gary Driscole
Adrienne Frank
Dave Youker
Lynda Blair
Tom Blair
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Hummers galore!
By jn | August 14, 2008
Maryellen Smith of Kingsmill sent several pictures of her hummingbird feeder hosting lots of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. See them all in the Gallery!
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Bird Walk at New Quarter Park - August 9, 2009
By jn | August 11, 2008
Bird Walk at New Quarter Park, August 9, 2008. Photo by Lisa Arellano
The list of participants today:
Susan Powell, Leader
Lisa Arellano
Fred Blystone
Shirley Devan
Sharon Falconer
Beth Fugate
Alice Kopinitz
Seig Kopinitz
Joe Piotrowski
Mike Powell
Margaret Ware
In the photo:
Front row: Shirley Devan, Susan Powell, Margaret Ware
Middle Row: Seig Kopinitz, Alice Kopinitz, Mike Powell, Sharon Falconer, Beth Fugate
Back row: Joe Piotrowski
Lisa Arellano took the photo.
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Bird Walk at New Quarter Park, August 23, 2008
By jn | August 11, 2008
| August 23, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 am | to | 9:00 am |
Bill Williams will lead. Meet in the parking lot near the park office at 7:00 a.m.
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Craney Island field trip, August 16, 2008
By jn | July 19, 2008
| August 16, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 am | to | 12:00 pm |
Dan Cristol will lead a field trip to Craney Island on Saturday, August 16. Shirley has a key.
Meet at Colony Square Shopping Center at 7:00 am
Car pooling is important
Be prepared for mosquitoes
Wear sun protection — hats, long sleeves, pants, sun screen
Bring water & snacks
Good location for those who have spotting scopes
We’ll target noon (at the latest) for departure to head home.
The admin building at Craney will be closed so we cannot use the restrooms there. We’ll make a restroom stop just before we arrive at Craney and then again on the way out.
We will drive around the perimeter road. We cannot drive on the dike roads. To observe the birds in the cells, we’ll have to walk up to the impoundments and along the dike roads so be prepared for some walking (but not long distances).
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Virginia Society of Ornithology field trip to Chincoteague, Sept. 5-7, 2008
By jn | July 19, 2008
| September 5, 2008 |
Virginia Society of Ornithology field trip to Chincoteague, Sept. 5-7, 2008. See the the Hampton Roads Bird Club website for details.
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Bird Walk at New Quarter Park, July 26, 2008
By jn | July 16, 2008
| July 26, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 am | to | 9:00 am |
Bill William will lead. Meet in the parking lot in front of the park office at 7:00 a.m.
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