Yikes! "Ruffed, not "Roughed" re: Grouse. Apologies.
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From: Ron Vogel
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 5:13 PM
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Va-bird] Limberlost/Stonyman Shenandoah National Park
Birded the Limberlost area of Shenandoah National Park this morning to check
on resident nesters.
Key bird was a female Blackburnian warbler—the Limberlost is generally
pretty reliable for this bird.
Plenty of Redstarts, Hoodies, and Chestnut-sided warblers that are also
typical of the the Limberlost.
Also noteworthy were several Red-breasted Grosbeaks and a Black-billed
Cuckoo.
About 9:30 I headed to the Lower Stonyman Parking area and followed the AT
to the cut-off
with the Passamaquoddy Trail. This is a very nice little gem that runs under
the Stonyman cliffs, and like the
Limberlost, it once had a wonderful stand of Eastern Hemlock. Main
attraction of the Passamaquoddy area are
nesting Canada warblers. Saw three males and two females along the trail,
and heard at least three more singing
males. Other Passamaquoddy highlights included another two Blackburnians, a
Black-throated Green warbler,
several Black and White warblers, and two Dark-eyed Juncos.
En route between the Limberlost and Lower Stonyman trail head, I saw two
Roughed Grouse—one w/ three
little chicks, the other with at least one. Nice to see this interesting
game bird doing well.
Finally, it was pretty special to sit on the rocks overlooking the
Shenandoah Valley on the Passamaquoddy
Trail and listen to several Veeries and a couple of Wood Thrush fluting away
in the morning coolness. It
doesn’t get much prettier for bird song fanciers.
Ron Vogel
Annandale, VA
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