It was hot and muggy when I arrived at the trail at 8:45 this morning. Although I logged 21 species along the Glenthorne Loop and downstream trails during my 90 minute hike, I wouldn't recommend making a long trip to get to the trail for at least another couple of weeks.
Historically, the first two weeks of August on the trail have been hot, dry, and not very "birdy." Some of the summer avian visitors have already left, and the autumn migrating and winter resident birds have not arrived yet. This year, however, has been remarkably wet. Although the trail has been mowed, the vegetation on the trail was still very wet from all the rain. It was difficult to tell how "birdy" the trail was this morning - not a lot of birds were singing, and the vegetation is more dense than I have ever seen on the trail, making it difficult to see birds moving in the brush.
Highlight of this morning's hike was seeing four species of flycatchers: Least, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Wood-Pewee, and Eastern Kingbird.
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Indigo Bunting
Cedar Waxwing
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Black Vultures
Chipping Sparrow
Swallowtails
This morning's RV Trail list:
Turkey Vulture Rock Pigeon Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Wood-Pewee Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe White-eyed Vireo American Crow Barn Swallow Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird Cedar Waxwing Field Sparrow Song Sparrow Northern Cardinal Indigo Bunting Eastern Meadowlark American Goldfinch |