Chipping Sparrow
Before I get into today's report, I want to share a few photos from yesterday here in Old Trail (Crozet). I watched a Chipping Sparrow enjoying breakfast.
Chipping Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Green Heron
Walt Childs and I stayed closer to our homes this morning, and explored the first 12 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway, where we saw 20 to 25 avian species including 6 warbler species: Cerulean, American Redstart, Ovenbird, Hooded, Worm-eating, and Black and White. We saw at least 6 Cerulean Warblers, and at least one of them was a female. This uncommon species nests at several sites along the first 12 miles of the parkway.
Female Scarlet Tanager
Female Scarlet Tanager
Black and White Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
American Redstart
American Redstart
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Cerulean Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Cerulean Warbler