VA BIRDers,
Marc Ribaudo and I birded Leesylvania SP today starting at the Lee ruins,
then the road, then the car top boat launch area and then the Beaver pond.
Activity was slow at first but got extremely busy perhaps an hour after
sunrise. We missed many birds. Today's highlight was at least 2
Yellow-bellied Flycatchers. There could have been 4, as we saw 2 at the Lee
ruins and 2 near the car top boat launch area about an hour later.
Migration was dominated by Yellow-billed Cuckoos, Chimney Swfits, E. Wood
Pewees, Red-eyed Vireos, American Robin, American Redstarts, Common
Yellowthroats (this species not breed at the park), Brown-headed Cowbirds
and Common Grackles. Statistics on species of general interest follow.
Kurt Gaskill
Great Egret 1
Bald Eagle 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10
Chimney Swift 50
Ruby-thr Hummer 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
E. Wood Pewee 8
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 2
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Trails Flycatcher 2
Least Flycatcher 1
empid sp. 2
E. Phoebe 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Yellow-throated V 1
Red-eyed V 8
No. Rough-winged Sw 8
Barn Sw 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
E. Bluebird 6
Veery 2
Swainsons Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 1
Am. Robin 40
Gray Catbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 6
Tennessee 1
Nashville 1
No. Parula 4
Yellow 4
Magnolia 5
Black-throated Green 1
Bay-breasted 5, some weakly singing
Blackpoll 2, one sported adult male breeding plumage
Black & White 6
American Redstart 9, over half were males
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 8
Hooded 1
Canada 1
Summer Tanager 6, incl one male still singing
Scarlet Tanager 1
E. Towhee 1
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 5, one male singing
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 80
Brown-headed Cowbird 20
Baltimore Oriole 3
