Warblers were flitting around in the trees on Spruce Creek Park Trail, part of
the Rockfish Valley (RV) Trail System. The key species was a single adult
female Mourning Warbler. Others included Bay-breasted, Blackpoll and Nashville
Warblers. Although the warbler list for the park is not small, it is unusual to
see more than one or two species of warblers in a single outing.
Species List:
Green Heron - 1
Black Vulture - 2
Turkey Vulture - 22
Rock Pigeon - 13
Mourning Dove - 17
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 30
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 3
Pileated Woodpecker - 7
Acadian Flycatcher - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 14
Warbling Vireo - 2
Red-eyed Vireo - 3
Blue Jay - 6
American Crow - 53
Carolina Chickadee - 15
Tufted Titmouse - 2
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 13
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 4
Eastern Bluebird - 53
American Robin - 81
Gray Catbird - 9
Brown Thrasher - 4
European Starling - 22
Cedar Waxwing - 59
Nashville Warbler - 2
Northern Parula - 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1
Bay-breasted Warbler - 1
Blackpoll Warbler - 1
Black-and-white Warbler - 1
American Redstart - 1
Worm-eating Warbler - 1
Mourning Warbler - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 2
Eastern Towhee - 7
Chipping Sparrow - 1
Field Sparrow - 2
Northern Cardinal - 10
Indigo Bunting - 7
Eastern Meadowlark - 16
Common Grackle - 1
House Finch - 3
American Goldfinch - 10
Total Species: 47
