Folks-
On Sat morning, Gene Burreson and I visited the Wilna Unit of the
Rappahannock River National Wildlife Refuge on the Northern Neck. This was
our first trip to the refuge, and we were pleasantly surprised at what we
found. The three target birds were DICKCISSEL, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, and
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. We got them all, and the first two were abundant. The
Chat we found with a tip from Sandy Spencer just as we were leaving. He
sang uncharacteristically from an open perch. This is a wonderful place for
breeding birds.
Common Yellowthroat
Prairie Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Northern Parula
** Yellow-breasted Chat
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Green Heron
Great Blue Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Wood Duck
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Barn Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Carolina Wren
Eastern Pee-wee
Eastern Phoebe
Acadian Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
** Dickcissel
Indigo Bunting
Blue Grosbeak
Cardinal
Blue Jay
Eastern Meadowlark
Scarlet Tanager
Summer Tanager
Red-winged Blackbird
Orchard Oriole
Grackle
Starling
Brown-headed Cowbird
Goldfinch
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Mourning Dove
Bluebird
Wood Thrush
Red-eyed Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
Chipping Sparrow
** Grasshopper Sparrow
Field Sparrow
House Finch
Dave Hewitt
Gloucester, VA
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