I had a fine morning along Cockpit Pt. Road and at Leesylvania State Park this
morning, with 75 species tallied. I stopped first at Cockpit Pt. Road, where I
came across several groups of migrants. They included an olive-sided
flycatcher (I agonized over this one, but the vest was just too dark to be a
pewee), Philadelphia vireo, acadian flycatcher, 11 warbler species (1
blue-winged, 1 Tennessee, 5 northern parula, 8 black and white, 3 worm-eating,
1 black-throated green, 1 Cape May, 4 magnolia, 6 American redstart, 1 hooded,
and 1 common yellowthroat), 4 yellow-billed cuckoo, baltimore oriole and
scarlet tanager. At the ash pond were 2 lesser yellowlegs, great egret, and a
singing blue grosbeak. I went on to Leesylvania State Park where I met Kurt
Gaskill and Jan Frye. I joined them for a little bit, and added prothonotary
warbler, least flycatcher, and yellow-bellied flycatcher to the list.
Marc Ribaudo
Woodbridge, VA
