Route 610, VA 9/132020

All photos are © Marshall Faintich

Today didn't turn out how I had expected. With fog and clouds up in the mountains, I decided to go birding here in Old Trail (Crozet). I was up to 9 avian species and a few bugs, when I got a text message from Huck Hutchens.

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House Sparrow

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Spotted Orbweaver

Huck was up on Route 610, and said there was on and off fog, but birds everywhere. So I met up with Huck at the old tower. It was foggy when I got there, but I still saw quite a few warblers. I saw a Common Yellowthroat, and got very poor photos of Chestnut-sided and Blackburnian Warblers, as well as the following foggy photos.

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American Redstart

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Black and White Warbler

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Black-throated Blue Warbler

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Black-throated Blue Warbler

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Black-throated Blue Warbler

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Tennessee Warbler

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Hooded Warbler

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Hooded Warbler

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Northern Parulas

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Northern Parulas

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Northern Parulas

We headed south on 610, and the fog cleared. We encountered a few mixed flocks of warblers.

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Magnolia Warbler

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Magnolia Warbler

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Chestnut-sided Warbler

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Chestnut-sided Warbler

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Chestnut-sided Warbler

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Chestnut-sided Warbler

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Blackburnian Warbler

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Blackburnian Warbler

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Blackburnian Warbler

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Black and White Warbler

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Black and White Warbler

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Northern Parula

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Pine Warbler

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American Redstart

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American Redstart

We also had four vireo species.

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Red-eyed Vireo

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Red-eyed Vireos

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Warbling Vireo

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Yellow-throated Vireo

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Yellow-throated Vireo

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Blue-headed Vireo

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Blue-headed Vireo

When I got back to the old tower, I saw more birds.

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Magnolia Warbler

At the tower, I saw one or two species that I could not identify. The first one looked like a Philadelphia Vireo in the field, but I think that it was a Blackpoll Warbler.

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Blackpoll(?) Warbler

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Blackpoll(?) Warbler

The second one might have been the same bird. It looks like it might have wing bars, and its bill looks decurved.

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Unidentified

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Unidentified

When Huck and I combined our lists, we had 17 warbler species in that two mile stretch of Route 610.

Worm-eating Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Pine Warbler
Canada Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler

I don't mind at all when my birding turns out different like that of today!


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