This morning the Beaver Lake trail at Pocahontas State Park was very
productive - flycatchers, vireos, thrushes and warblers had obviously moved in
with
the cooler weather. Species list:
Great Blue Heron
Wood Duck
Killdeer
Belted Kingfisher (including one high-flying very agitated male)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy
Flicker
Pileated
Pewee
Phoebe
Yellow-throated Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Chickadee
Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Bluebird
Wood Thrush
Robin
Gray Catbird
Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Black and white Warbler
Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Scarlet Tanager (great looks at a close-in fall plumage male)
Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird (large flock on the move)
Goldfinch
Wendy Ealding