Brown Thrasher
I arrived at the trail almost an hour earlier than yesterday morning. It was warm and muggy under overcast skies. The forecast was for a good chance of rain today, and I wanted to see if any new warblers had arrived, and perhaps were spending the day here to wait out the rain. Although I only saw one warbler species, I did see most of the avian species that I saw yesterday, plus an additional 13 species to bring my two day total on the trail to 42 species. By the time I left, the sun had come out, and the rain seems to have gone to the south of us.
FOY (for me in Virginia) highlights included a small flock of Eastern Kingbirds, a White-eyed Vireo, and a Green Heron.
Additional RV Trail species that I saw today, but did not see on the trail yesterday:
Green Heron Belted Kingfisher Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Eastern Kingbird White-eyed Vireo Tufted Titmouse Ruby-crowned Kinglet Brown Thrasher Palm Warbler Dark-eyed Junco |
Brown Thrasher
Field Sparrows
Green Heron
Common Raven
Eastern Kingbirds
Downy Woodpecker
I saw a western subspecies Palm Warbler along the route 627 section of Glenthorne Loop, and a yellow subspecies Palm Warbler on the upstream trail.
Western subspecies Palm Warbler
Yellow subspecies Palm Warbler
Yellow subspecies Palm Warbler
Tree Swallows
"So, did you catch any tasty flies?"