I went back out to Green Springs this morning before work. Despite the mowing
going on -- it was a good morning. The highlights were eight warbler species
-- Bay Breasted, Cape May, B&W, Magnolia, Parula, CYT, BTB and BTG. Female
Scarlet Tanager and a red eyed vireo were also present.
The storm system that I mentioned in my e-mail yesterday did not make it up to
Northern Virginia and petered out in a line from Richmond to Charlottesville --
not much activity was evident on the radar to the south and west of this line.
My guess is that northern VA parks, especially those along the potomac will be
pretty good today.
Bill
From: elliety@xxxxxxx
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 21:02:03 -0400
Subject: [Va-bird] Greensprings Garden Park Sept 25 6 warbler spp
I stopped by Green Springs Garden Park in Fairfax County after work today to
gauge migrant activity. If there are migrants there, it is a pretty good
sign that migrants are moving through in good numbers. There is a stream
that runs through the lower end of the park that has a path and two small
ponds on one side and a hill side with large rhododendrons and mature trees
on the other. This small area is uncommon around here (it reminds me of
places in the shenandoahs and further up in the mountains).
This evening I immediately ran into a female Blackburnian Warbler, then a set
of six Magnolias in a loose flock. As I watched them, a Black Throated Blue
male came down to check me out. Further down in the Rhododendrons, two
Common Yellowthroats were banging around. Finally, I spotted a Parula and a
Redstart way up in one of the trees.
Pretty good for a small area (about 1/4 mile long) and 30 minutes or so of
observation.
Tonight the radar looks interesting -- currently there is a slight wind from
the north and a good plume of activity is showing up in the DC radar. Just
to the south some clouds are come up and should move through later tonight.
They may be strong enough to interupt some of the migrants moving through.
If you are out bird watching tomorrow .. give a quick post on what you see.
Bill
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