[va-bird] Leesylvania SP. 8/28

Leesylvania SP did not have much in the way of diversity this morning, but it 
was still fun.  The hillside and picnic area were practically devoid of 
warblers, with only a single yellow seen.  I did see a good number of baltimore 
orioles and a ton of robins.  Both species were partaking in the abundant 
cherry crop in the park.  Also present were a couple of red-eyed vireos, 
eastern bluebird, great-crested flycatcher, yellow-billed cuckoo, pewee, 
chipping sparrow, indigo bunting, and lots of swifts.  I next stopped at the 
boardwalk adjacent to the car-top boat launch area, and was amazed to find 4 
prothonotary warblers and a yellow-throated warbler hopping around on the 
boardwalk.  There must have been something good to eat because they did not 
leave as I stood at the end and watched.  Three of the prothonotaries were 
hatch year, the fourth an adult male.  In the vegetation alongside the 
boardwalk were prairie, blue-winged, and black-and-white warblers and a 
warbling vireo.  Not bad.  The beaver pond yielded only a house wren and some 
more indigo buntings.

Marc Ribaudo
Woodbridge

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