[va-bird] Albemarle County, Mourning Warbler and Least Flycatcher

There was a nice push of birds this morning at the Ivy Creek Natural Area near Charlottesville. The highlight was a first-fall Mourning Warbler seen from the paved trail. It initially flushed from the tall grasses at the edge of the south field, and then flew into the adjacent second-growth and gave good looks. The overgrown field and forest edge in this area look like a decent spot for kicking up a Connecticut Warbler as well. It's probably worth a look later in the fall. Also of interest today was a Least Flycatcher foraging and allowing good studies near the bat house. Several mixed groups of migrants yielded 7 other warbler species including Canada (2), Blackburnian, Chestnut-sided, Black-and-white, Prairie, American Restart, and Common Yellowthroat. Other birds of interest included Yellow-throated Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, empid sp., Baltimore Oriole, and large numbers of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and Indigo Buntings.

Alex Merritt
Charlottesville, VA


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