A morning walk at G Richard Thompson WMA for birds and wildflowers yielded a
total of 35 species of birds, including Eastern Wood-Pewee, Wood Thrush, 12
species of warbler, Scarlet Tanager, and Red-breasted Grosbeak.
The weather, the walk, the birds, and the trillium were beautiful.
The 35 species of birds were as follows:
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wood Thrush
American Robin
European (Common) Starling
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Cerulean Warbler (many heard, but not seen)
American Redstart (one pair were defending their nest against a cowbird)
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch
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Elliot
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Elliot Kirschbaum
Shepherdstown, WV
kingfisher501 at gmail dot com
