It was hot and humid here in central Virginia. But it also the time of the year when immature birds are starting to move around with only limited parental guidance.
I started out on the Rockfish Valley Trail, and it was fairly quiet, although I did manage to log 24 species there. The highlights were a Common Yellowthroat (I haven't seen one there for a few weeks) and a large kettle of 40 to 50 Turkey Vultures.
Common Yellowthroat
Turkey Vultures
Black Vulture
Female Indigo Bunting
Male Orchard Oriole
Brown Thrasher
Immature Eastern Phoebe
Tree Swallow
Orchard Spider having its breakfast
My next stops were up on the Blue Ridge Parkway. There were Eastern Bluebirds, Indigo Buntings, American Goldfinches, Eastern Towhees, American Redstarts, and Cerulean Warblers. The tree foliage was so dense that it was difficult to see the many birds that were singing.
Cerulean Warbler
Eastern Towhee
I decided to turn west and see if the Purple Gallinule was still in Waynesboro. I didn't see it at the marshy area where I saw it a few weeks ago, but there were a lot of other birds there.
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
House Finches
Juvenile American Robin
Juvenile American Robin
Immature Common Grackle
Juvenile Common Grackle(?)