Crozet, VA 10/24/2020

All photos are © Marshall Faintich

Old Trail

It was mostly cloudy, warm, and muggy, with rain and cooler temperatures in the forecast for later today and tomorrow. I hiked here in Old Trail for about 3 hours this morning, and ended up with 31 avian species, including 3 warbler and 7 sparrow species. I birded along my normal routes - the trails along the golf course pond and fairway #1, Western Park, and Slabtown Branch Creek. At least one of the Tennessee Warbler must have been a first fall male, as it had quite bright, single, wing bars.

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Tennessee Warbler

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Tennessee Warbler

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Tennessee Warbler

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Tennessee Warbler

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Palm Warbler

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Palm Warbler

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Palm Warbler

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Palm Warbler

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Yellow-rumped Warbler

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Yellow-rumped Warbler

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Song Sparrow

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Swamp Sparrow

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Chipping Sparrow

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Field Sparrow

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Downy Woodpecker

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Red-bellied Woodpecker

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Red-shouldered Hawk

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Ruby-crowned Kinglet

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House Finch

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Purple Finch

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Eastern Bluebirds

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Northern Mockingbird

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Northern Mockingbird and Northern Cardinal

Today's list:

Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Eastern Phoebe
Tennessee Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow


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