Rockfish Valley Trail 6/13/12

All photos are © Marshall Faintich


It was a typical summer morning on the trail. No unusual birds, but I did log 29 species. Highlights included my first Blue Grosbeak on the trail this year, at least five Orchard Orioles, White-eye and Red-eyed Vireos, and our resident tail-less Turkey Vulture made an appearance.


Tail-less Turkey Vulture


Blue-gray Gnatcatcher


First summer male Orchard Oriole


Immature Indigo Bunting


American Goldfinch


Eastern Bluebird


Red-eyed Vireo


White-eyed Vireo


Northern Cardinal

This morning's RV Trail list (29 species):

Eastern Bluebird
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Northern Cardinal
Carolina Wren
American Goldfinch
Indigo Bunting
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Eastern Meadowlark
Field Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Pileated woodpecker
(?) Woodpecker
Turkey Vulture
Rock Pigeon
Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Cowbird
Starling
Red-winged Blackbird
American Crow
Great Blue Heron
Orchard Oriole
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Carolina Chickadee
Blue Grosbeak
Red-eyed Vireo
White-eyed Vireo



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