FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Cape May Warbler, Chantilly, 01 May

[Steve Johnson <stevejohnson2@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry for the late post.  I believe I saw a Cape May Warbler in the 
woods next to the stream, next to the Sully Police Station in Chantilly, 
Tuesday morning at 11 AM.  The closest comparable bird (alternate ID) 
was a Blackburnian.  What I saw on this bird was a round orange spot on 
each side of the head, distinct from the surrounding yellow, and a 
single dark line running through the eye.  Also a dark cap, and mixed 
white wing bars, not a solid white "panel".  Also, the black streaks 
(barely) came together in the middle of the chest.  According to my 
field guides, these all indicate a Cape May.

Other birds there at the same time included Palm and Yellow-Rumped, 
Eastern Phoebe, Gnatcatchers, and normal resident species.

I wouldn't bother reporting this but I have not noticed other reports of 
Cape Mays recently.  Was this an unusual sighting?

- Steve Johnson
Fairfax, VA



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