Male Indigo Bunting
Dense fog covered the entire area early this morning, but it soon cleared and I headed up to the Blue Ridge Parkway and Route 610 between mm. 2 and mm. 4 of the parkway. I ended up with 27 avian species, including 5 warbler species, although most of the birds I saw this morning were along Route 610. There was a lot of automobile and motorcycle traffic on the parkway today. I saw quite a few woodland birds.
Male Indigo Bunting
Male Indigo Bunting
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Tufted Titmouse
Tufted Titmouse
Tufted Titmouse
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Red-eyed Vireo
Juvenile Red-eyed Vireo
Red-tailed Hawk
Juvenile Red-bellied Woodpecker
I saw a Downy Woodpecker with black barring on its white back patch. This is the second time this year I have seen a Downy Woodpecker with this feature. The other one was during the winter in Albemarle County east of Crozet.
Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
I'm fairly certain that the next figure with two photos is of the same bird. I'm thinking juvenile Dark-eye Junco, or possibly a juvenile Indigo Bunting, but am not sure of the species.
Juvenile Dark-eye Junco(?)
I heard one American Redstart and one Hooded Warbler up on the parkway, but all the rest of the warblers I heard/saw were on 610: American Redstart (3), Hooded Warbler (4), Cerulean Warbler (1), Black and White Warbler (1), and Worm-eating Warbler (1).
Male American Redstart
Male American Redstart
Male American Redstart
Male American Redstart
Male Hooded Warbler
Male Hooded Warbler
Male Cerulean Warbler
Male Black and White Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler