[va-bird] Highland County

Va Birders,
 
Jay Keller and I drove out and back to Highland County today.  It was  a lot 
of driving, but it turned out to be worth it.  Highlights included 10  
different kinds of warblers and a nice variety of birds that we normally only  
see in 
the winter.  We started at the Conderate Breastworks on the Highland  County 
line where we saw Black-capped Chickadees.  Later at the  O'Bryan's
Farm we got good looks at a Golden-winged Warbler.  After  that, we watched 
several Vesper Sparrows including two fledglings on 642  past Blue Grass.  A 
vocal and active Least Flycatcher was hanging out at  the corner of 642 and 220 
where an LA Waterthrush was also heard.  The  next good place was Locust 
Springs where we had Blackburnian, Pine, BT Green, BT  Blue, and Yellow-rumped 
Warblers.  We also heard or saw a Golden-crowned  KInglet, a Red-breasted 
Nuthatch, Hermit Thrushes and a Blue-headed Vireo.   Later we got great looks 
at a 
Canada Warbler near Paddy's Knob.  It  was a long but productive day.
 
Larry Meade

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