Walt Childs and I headed north on Route 340 from Waynesboro, and stopped a few times on our way up to Elkton. Birding was not very good, and we only had nine avian species in almost two hours of birding. It was hot, and getting hotter as the day progressed, so we decided to go up on Skyline Drive and see what might be at Pocosin Cabin.
Our birding trip changed dramatically at Pocosin Cabin. We added 15 more avian species there in about two hours, including 8 warbler species. Dense tree cover made photography a challenge, but I was able to get photos of all 8 warbler species.
Black and White Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Female Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Scarlet Tanagers
First-year Eastern Towhee
First-year Eastern Towhee
When we got back to our car, an interesting spider was making a web next to the car.
Spider
Spider
We drove all the down Skyline Drive from there, and made a quick stop at the Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, but only added two more avian species along the way.