What started off to be a dismal day at Dismal Swamp turned out pretty nicely
after the rain passed. See our list as follows...
Prothonotary warbler
Yellow-throated warbler
Black and white warbler
Prairie warbler
Pine warbler
Yellow rumped warbler
Worm-eating warbler (by sound only)
White-eyed vireo
Oven bird
Northern waterthrush
Common yellow throat
Blue-gray gnatcatcher
White-throated sparrow
Ruby-crowned kinglet
White-breasted nuthatch
A pair of wild turkeys
Brown thrasher
Cardinal
Blue jay (sound only)
Carolina chickadee
Tufted titmouse
American robin
Turkey vulture
About 1,000 common grackles moving south
Beth Blair and Keith Neal
Virginia Beach
