Cerulean Warbler
It was somewhat overcast with a big of fog that had mostly lifted by the time I got up on the parkway. I wanted to see if I could find any migrating warblers in addition to the 5 warbler species (Cerulean, Hooded, Black and White, Ovenbird, and American Redstart) that appear to be breeding all along the first 12 miles of the parkway. I didn't have any problem finding these 5 warbler species, as well as two vireo species, but didn't see any other warbler species. The leaves on trees along the parkway have gotten fairly dense now, making it more difficult to find birds as they forage in the tree canopies.
Cerulean Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Yellow-throated Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Male Indigo Bunting
Female Indigo Bunting
The highlight of the morning for me was watching a male and a female Black and White Warbler. I was photographing the female as she sat peacefully on a tree branch. All of a sudden, a male flew in, and they seemed to be having a bit of an altercation. Perhaps the male was trying to mate, but the female wasn't cooperative. The entire interaction sequence lasted less than two seconds.
Female Black and White Warbler
Black and White Warblers
Black and White Warblers
Black and White Warblers
Black and White Warblers
As I headed back along the parkway, I stopped when I saw two Turkey Vultures in the road. It looked like they were eating a large snake, but possibly the entrails of a large animal. When a car came by, they took off, with one of the vultures carrying the meal, while the other one tried to take it away in flight. They flew into the woods, and a few seconds later, both flew out without the meal. Perhaps it was hidden for later retrieval.
Turkey Vultures
Turkey Vulture
I stopped along Route 250 to fill up my car, and there was a large Elm Sphinx moth (about 3 inches) on the ground right next to where I stopped.
Elm Sphinx moth