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Ponds on Rt 309 in Centreville and turkey

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Jim Wilson

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Jim Wilson

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Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:01:16 -0500

I checked out the ponds (soon to be puddles if we don't get rain) on Rt. 
309 between RT 213 and 404 outside Centreville this afternoon.  Not much 
there ... and small numbers for all:
     Green Winged Teal
     Black Duck
     one great egret
     Mallard
     pair of wood ducks
     several probing birds .... dowitchers (?).  I was missing the 
spotting scope.

Yesterday I was driving down Carville Lane outside of Centreville and ran 
across (almost literally) a beautiful Tom Turkey.  He was on the side of 
the road and his ladies were still on the other side, not yet having 
emerged from the woods.  He was not too pleased that my car got between 
him and his harem.  He put on a nice display, strutting back and forth 
with feathers all fluffed out.

Jim Wilson
Queenstown