When the rain stopped for a while this afternoon I took a walk along the abbey
drive and was surprised to find 2 HERMIT THRUSHES, along with 3 JUNCOS and 7
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS still foraging near some brush piles I made this
winter. Also along the drive were: 5 YELLOW-RUMP, BLACK-THROATED GREEN,
BLACK-THROATED BLUE, CERULEAN, BLACK-AND-WHITE, REDSTART, WORMEATING, OVENBIRD
and HOODED WARBLERS. A couple of male SCARLET TANAGERS were mixed in, as well
as YELLOW-THROATED, BLUE-HEADED and RED-EYED VIREOS in large numbers.
At the ponds I saw a PIED-BILLED GREBE, 2 CANADA GEESE, 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS,
5 TREE SWALLOWS, ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW and 4 BARN SWALLOWS. There was also a
SWAMP SPARROW in with all the SONG SPARROWS. There seemed to be plenty of FIELD
SPARROWS around as well. I counted at least 10.
A male PURPLE FINCH was again at the feeders, and late this evening I heard and
saw my first CHIMNEY SWIFTS of the year.
Father John Sebastian
Blue Ridge Parkway
Franklin County
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