Crozet, VA 6/20/2020

All photos are © Marshall Faintich

Old Trail

It was partly sunny, hot, and humid this morning. There were occasional rumbles of thunder coming from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. With the forecast of thunderstorms, I hiked here in Old Trail, and logged 33 avian species in about 2-1/2 hours. I didn't see or hear any Yellow Warblers. We had three a few months ago, and I saw one two days ago. All the Yellow Warblers I have seen here this year have been males, and I wonder if they have moved on to look for mates elsewhere. I heard the Blue Grosbeak where I had seen it during the past week, but did not see it today.

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Common Yellowthroat

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American Goldfinches

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Brown Thrasher

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Gray Catbird

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Carolina Wren gathering nesting material

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White-eyed Vireo

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Female Red-winged Blackbird

This is the time of year when juveniles are starting to be out and about.

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Juvenile Field Sparrow

I saw a lone bird in the soccer field. My first impression was juvenile Starling, but then I noticed dark lores and a hint of some blue and some green feathers, so I doubted my first impression. It was a juvenile Starling that was starting to molt into its adult plumage.

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Juvenile Starling

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Juvenile Starling

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Juvenile Starling

I hadn't checked this year to see if Barn Swallows were nesting again under the passage way between the town center parking lot and Golf Drive, so I took a look.

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Barn Swallow in nest


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