Hello all,
We had a very successful trip to Thompson Wildlife Management
Area .Today's walk was sponsored by the Audubon Society of Northern
Virginia. We parked at the Trillium Parking area and walked the fire
road to the Appalachian Trail, headed up the trail to the Native
Plant Society Trail and back to the parking area. Lots of birds
singing and flying around. Also, lots of butterfly species as well.
Bird List:
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle ? (far away)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker--male and female feeding young.
Eastern Wood-Peewee
Acadian Flycatcher--H
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Barn Swallow--on the way
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Wood Thrush
Black-throated Blue Warbler--H
Blackpol Warblerl--at least one at Thompson; one in our backyard
about 20 minutes after we got home.
Cerulean Warbler--H
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Worm-eating Warbler--perched in the open and singing.
Ovenbird--great looks at one perched on a bare limb.
Kentucky Warbler--H
Hooded Warbler
Scarlet Tanager--male and female
Eastern Towhee--male and female
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak--male and female; observed female working on a
nest.
Indigo Bunting
Butterfly list:
Pearl Crescent
Spring Azure
Eastern Tailed Blue
Dusky wing Skipper
Least Skipper
Sachem Skipper
Red-spotted Purple
Yellow Tiger Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail
Zebra Swallowtail
Red Admiral
Cabbage White
Unknown
Carol and Jay Hadlock
Herndon, VA
