FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] RFI -- Yellow-rumped Warbler sightings at Locust Springs

[Larry R Lynch <birder6@xxxxxxxx>]

VA-birders,

This past weekend during the Richmond Audubon Society's trip to Highland
County, we once again observed a Yellow-rumped Warbler at Locust Springs.
 For those of you who will be heading up that way this weekend and other
times this summer, please let us know if you observe any evidence of
Yellow-rumped Warblers nesting or feeding young.  It is possible that
they are breeding in the area, but we need confirmation and good
documentation of the sightings.  Please post the data on VA-birds.  Or if
you want to send off-line comments to me, feel free to do so at 
birder6@xxxxxxxxx  I will distribute the data to those who have a special
interest in this... including the records committee.

        Many thanks to those who respond with data!

                        Larry

Larry Lynch
Chesterfield County, VA
birder6@xxxxxxxx

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The following are the "highlights" of last weekends trip as posted on the
Richmond listserve by Lauren Scott, field trips coordinator: We ended up
with approximately 100 species.  

Paddy's Knob:
Ruffed Grouse - on the way to Paddy's Knob
Mourning Warbler - 5 heard singing and several seen, including one
sitting high out in the open
Blackburnian Warbler
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Least Flycatchers - numerous
Black-capped Chickadee
Veery
Scarlet Tanager
Hooded Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
American Redstart
E. Towhee - nest with three eggs 

Hightown:
Bobolinks (seen several other places also)

Shangri-La (Rt. 601) 
Vesper Sparrow - singing!
Horned Larks
Grasshopper Sparrows

Locust Springs:
Blackburnian Warbler - several singing midday
Magnolia Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
Golden-crowned Kinglets singing
Yellow-rumped Warbler 

Allegheny Road:
Hairy Woodpecker - adult feeding young at nest cavity
Worm-eating Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler

Margaret O'Bryan's backyard and surrounding area: (permission needed
prior to visiting the property)
Golden-winged Warbler - at least two singing the typical Golden-Winged
song and one singing Blue-winged
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Baltimore Oriole
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - nest found on WV side
Hairy Woodpecker - being harrassed by a House Wren.  That was really fun
to watch! The woodpecker would move along the split-rail fence and the
House Wren would fly up from behind and try to peck her.  Eventually, the
woodpecker decided to leave.   

Bridge near the intersection of 220 and 642:
Warbling Vireo - pair at nest
Orchard Oriole
Yellow Warbler
Least Flycatcher

On way back to Richmond: 
Worm-eating Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Summer Tanager
Wild Turkey
Cooper's Hawk -  nest with young
Turkey Vulture - nest with young

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