[va-richmond-general] a red, white, and blue (headed) day

Ok, the weather was crummy this morning. I spend about three hours at 42nd 
Street this morning and only saw/heard about 25 species. However, as everyone 
knows, it's QUALITY not quantity. The following warblers were seen/heard:
Prothonotary, Yellow-throated, Yellow-rumped, Black and White, Northern Parula, 
and someone else I ran into saw a couple of Black-throated Blues. I had thought 
I heard one while listening to a Parula, but wasn't 100% sure.

Other birdy highlights were one Robin gathering mud for nesting material; 
another Robin actually in a nest; a singing Wood Thrush; four Ruby-crowned 
Kinglets; two Catbirds; Red-eyed, White-eyed, and Blue-headed Vireos; dozens of 
Cedar Waxwings; and two Yellow-billed Cuckoos calling (never did see either 
one). There may have also been a Rose-breasted Grosbeak calling.  Gulls, geese, 
and butterflies were virtually non-existent. Wish I could say the same for the 
Starlings and the Cowbirds and the Poison Ivy! Beware - Poison Ivy is rampant 
this year.

Michael Shapiro
northside
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