Blue Ridge Parkway, VA 9/19/2020

All photos are © Marshall Faintich

It was sunny, but in the low 40s when I got onto Route 610 at 9:40 this morning. With a light breeze, it felt quite chilly. I made several passes on 610 between mm. 2 and mm. 4 of the parkway, and although it wasn't very "birdy," I had 7 warbler species on 610. Pine Warbler was heard only, and Northern Parula was heard with a quick view but no photo.

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Black and White Warbler

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Chestnut-sided Warbler

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Black-throated Green 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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Tennessee Warbler

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Tennessee Warbler

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Red-eyed Vireo

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Yellow-throated Vireo

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Yellow-throated Vireo

I got back onto the parkway at mm. 4, and it was nuts up there. There must have been 200-300 cars at Humpback Rocks, and the only place I found birds was at the south end if the cirque (mm. 7.5), where there were some good non-warbler species and a small mixed warbler flock.

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Brown Thrasher

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Rose-breasted Grosbeak

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Rose-breasted Grosbeak

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Ovenbird

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Ovenbird

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Cape May Warbler

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Cape May Warbler

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Cape May Warbler

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Cape May Warbler

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Tennessee Warbler

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Tennessee Warblers

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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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Black and White Warbler

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Black and White Warbler

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Black and White 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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