Old Trail; Crozet, VA 10/29-31/18

All photos are © Marshall Faintich

A rare Clay-colored Sparrow had been reported last week here in Old Trail while I was in North Carolina. It was hanging around with a small flock of White-crowned Sparrow at the northwest end of the soccer field in Western Park. This is a usual winter location for White-crowned Sparrows. I spent eight hours over a three day period looking at all the sparrow hotspots in Old Trail, and while I found eight sparrow species, including White-crowned Sparrows at all these sparrow hot spots, I did not find the Clay-colored Sparrow. There were two other reports of the Clay-colored Sparrow at the end of the soccer field this week, but I must have been at the wrong places when it was seen again. I was surprised to see at least three Nashville Warblers, one Tennessee Warbler, and several Palm Warblers.

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Nashville Warbler

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Nashville Warbler

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Nashville Warbler

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Nashville Warbler

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Nashville Warbler

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Nashville Warbler

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Nashville Warbler

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Nashville 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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Juvenile White-crowned Sparrow

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Juvenile White-crowned Sparrow

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Adult White-crowned Sparrow

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Adult White-crowned Sparrow

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Adult White-crowned Sparrow

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Adult White-crowned Sparrow

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Chipping Sparrow

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House Sparrow

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House Sparrow

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Song Sparrow

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Song Sparrow

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Swamp Sparrow

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White-throated Sparrow

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Field Sparrow

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Field Sparrow

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Field Sparrow

The sparrows and warblers went into hiding when the hawks showed up at Western Park.

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Red-shouldered Hawk

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Red-shouldered Hawk

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Red-shouldered Hawk

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Cooper's Hawk

There was a good mix of other avian species in Old Trail on these three days.

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Carolina Wren

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Red-bellied Woodpecker

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Purple Finch

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Northern Cardinal

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Northern Cardinal

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Ruby-crowned Kinglet

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Ruby-crowned Kinglet

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Northern Mockingbird


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