Crozet, VA 10/2/13

All photos are © Marshall Faintich

Walt Childs and I drove over to Crozet to do some birding on the trail along Lickinghole Creek and Reservoir. We ended up with 30 species, including 4 warbler species: Cape May, Magnolia, American Redstart, and probable Yellow-throated.

There was a small flock of Cape May Warblers along the creek, including bright yellow males, dull yellow and white females, and a probable very dull first fall female. We spotted another warbler that is probably a Yellow-throated, but did not get a clear view or good photos, so a Blackburnian or other warbler species is also a possibility.


Cape May Warblers


Cape May Warbler


Cape May Warbler


Cape May Warbler


Probable very dull first fall female Cape May Warbler


Magnolia Warbler


Magnolia Warbler


Female American Redstart


Probable Yellow-throated Warbler or Blackburnian Warbler


Possible Yellow-throated Warbler or Blackburnian Warbler


White-breasted Nuthatch


Wilson's Snipe


Wilson's Snipe


Wilson's Snipe, Pectoral Sandpiper, and Killdeer


Green Heron


Female Red-winged Blackbird


American Goldfinch having a smoke :-)

Today's Crozet list:

Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Killdeer
Pectoral Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
American Redstart
Eastern Towhee
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch


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