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