[bcbirdclub] Osprey,Hooded Mergansers...
- From: "David & Susan Raines" <rainbrk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:11:04 -0500
Yesterday morning I had time to do a little birding in the Breaks Park. The
first bird, after stepping out of the truck, was an Osprey at the Garden Hole
of the Russell Fork River. The river also produced 3 Hooded Mergansers huddled
together under the branches of a fallen tree . I started up the trail that runs
up river and instantly saw a big Tom Turkey working the trail & moving away
from me. I followed quietly for several minutes until I ran into a small
feeder-flock of birds that includedGolden-cr Kinglets and Carolina Chickadees.
I also noted a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,Pileated Woodpecker & Carolina Wren
along the trail. There were lots of beaver cuttings in the birches & hemlocks
along the river.
After leaving the river, I checked on the water-fowl at Laurel Lake & was
surprised to find 5 Bufflehead(3m,2f). This is only the 3rd time in 30+ years
of birding this area for that species for me! There were also 3 Hooded
Mergansers & 2 Pied-billed Grebes present. Other birds around the lake
included: Belted Kingfisher,Blue Jay & Eastern Bluebirds.
Later in the afternoon, on a walk with Dad & my brother Jim we found another
male Hooded Merganser on the Beaver Pond. We also found a Brown
Creeper,Golden-cr Kinglets & Chickadees at the Mill-rock Point overlook. An
Eastern Phoebe and Winter Wren at the Lover's Leap overlook were the last birds
of record for a very good late November day of birding.
Dave R/Breaks VA
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