American Redstart
I got a late start and arrived at the parkway a little after 10:00 a.m. The sky was mostly cloud covered, but it's about time for migrating warblers to be moving through the area, so I wanted to see what I could find. I birded along Route 610 between mm. 2 and mm. 4 of the parkway, and there were only a few birds there. I got back onto the parkway and headed south. It was really quiet. Last year I found a spot near mm. 12-1/2 where at least four warbler species have bred these two summers, and perhaps in years previous: American Redstart, Cerulean, Hooded, and Ovenbird.
I parked on the road shoulder at this spot around 10:45, and immediately heard the chink of a Hooded Warbler. I couldn't locate this warbler, but heard more birds to the south of where I parked. I birded from there south on the parkway for about 1/4 mile to where the view opens up to the west, and in 45 minutes logged 20 avian species, including 8 warblers.
Black-and-white Warbler
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Tufted Titmouse |
American Redstart
Black and White Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Juvenile Red-bellied Woodpecker
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Well, that was fun! I headed back north, and got my 9th warbler species of the day on Route 610.
Black-throated Blue Warbler