[va-bird] Montpelier Plantation

[George Harris <bubo-bubo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Birders,
Yesterday morning, Jim Nix and I birded Montpelier Plantation (James  
Madison Estate), Orange County.

Highlight was three Blue-winged Warblers singing a song with which we  
were unfamiliar.


 N. Parula (5), Ovenbird (6), Black-throated Green (2), Black- 
throated Blue (2), Common Yellow-throat (1), Yellow-rump (15),  
Louisiana Waterthrush (3), Black and White (1), Cerulian (2),, Yellow  
(1) for a total of 11 warbler species.  Kentucky Warbler was not  
singing at its usual haunt but it was getting toward the quite time  
of day.

100's of Cedar Waxwings ((200+)
Scarlet Tanager (5)
Baltimore Oriole (3)
Orchard Oriole (2)
Blue Grosbeak (1)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (3)
Indigo Bunting (4)
Grasshopper Sparrow (10)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (4)
Brown Thrasher (7)
Eastern Pewee (2)
Eastern Phoebe (1)
Chimney Swift (11)
Solitary Sandpiper (1)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1)

Also, Carolina Chickadees, Titmice, E. Towhees, Wood Thrushes,  
Mockingbirds, Barn Swallows, Starlings, Meadowlarks and others for a  
total of 52 species.


A LEAST FLYCATCHER was singing in our yard but disappeared into the  
woods before we could see it.

Observed a COYOTE from the yard a few days ago.

For the second year Bumblebees are usurping the nests of Carolina  
Chickadees.  Last year the bees formed a gelatinous mass on top of  
the Chickadee eggs and the carcass of a chickadee was found lying on  
top of the mass.  Needless to say, we are less than pleased and think  
we may turn some Bumblebees into Hummel figures.

Signing off until we return from birding the German Alps!

Happy birding,


George Harris
Orange County






 
 
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