Crozet, VA 9/26/14

All photos are © Marshall Faintich

Walt Childs and I started out at Lickinghole Creek this morning where we saw 27 avian species. Highlights were four warbler species: Common Yellowthroat (1), Cape May (2), Ovenbird (1), and Black-throated Green (4); and six raptor species: Osprey, Sharp-shinned Hawk, a small flock of Broad-winged Hawks, Red-shouldered Hawk, and Turkey/Black Vultures.


Cape May Warbler


Cape May Warbler


Cape May Warbler


Cape May Warbler


Ovenbird


Black-throated Green Warbler


Black-throated Green Warbler


Black-throated Green Warbler


Black-throated Green Warbler


Osprey


Broad-winged Hawk


Sharp-shinned Hawk


Sharp-shinned Hawk


I need to clip that toenail


Northern Mockingbird


Mourning Dove


Rose-breasted Grosbeak

We birded a few other places in Crozet and added six more species to the day's list. We were surprised to see a Red-winged Blackbird at Mint Springs Park as we thought most of them had migrated south already. We saw another Sharp-shinned Hawk just off Jarman Gap Road.


Scarlet Tanager


Red-winged Blackbird


Sharp-shinned Hawk


Sharp-shinned Hawk


Sharp-shinned Hawk



E-mail comments on this report


Return to blog page home