This AM while doing some of my usual breeding bird survey point counts for
Audubon Society of Northern Virginia I found these two unseen birds singing in
different locations along Rocky Branch (a wooded tributary of Difficult Run) in
Oakton. The warbler was further up the creek from where I found one a couple of
years ago. This is the first time I have had the grosbeak on these surveys.
This
made me feel a lot better after a depressing AM yesterday at OakMarr where it
seems there are no longer any resident acadian flycatchers, louisiana
waterthrushes, or ovenbirds which have gradually disappeared over the years.
I don't know if these birds are breeders, or if they are late migrants, or
maybe
young birds who weren't able to find territories in suitable habitats elsewhere.
All the best
Fred
Frederick D. Atwood fredatwood@xxxxxxxxx
Flint Hill School, 10409 Academic Dr, Oakton, VA 22124
703-242-1675
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