Birded Elk Garden this morning.... No wading birds or waterfowl were seen in either the "mud hole" or "pond" areas... a.. Yellow Warbler (FOS) - 12+ b.. Yellow-Rumped Warbler - 2 c.. Warbling Vireo (FOS) - 2 d.. Eastern Kingbird (FOS) - 1 e.. Eastern Phoebe -2 f.. Eastern Meadowlark - 8 (2 mating display) g.. Northern Yellow-Shafted Flicker - 3 (mating display) h.. Pileated Woodpecker - 1 i.. Downy Woodpecker - 5 (3m/2f) j.. Red-Bellied Woodpecker (1m) k.. Red-Winged Blackbird - 39 l.. Common Grackle - 17 m.. Common Raven - 2 n.. American Crow - 6 o.. European Starling - 25+ p.. Willow Flycatcher (FOS) - 1 q.. American Robin - 14 r.. Blue Jay - 4 s.. Northern Cardinal - 8 t.. Barn Swallow - 6 u.. Cliff Swallow (FOS) - 2 v.. Tree Swallow - 8 w.. Northern Mockingbird - 6 x.. Gray Catbird - 3 y.. White-Crowned Sparrow - 6 z.. Savanna Sparrow - 2 aa.. Field Sparrow - 2 ab.. Song Sparrow - 3 ac.. American Goldfinch - about 15 ad.. White-Breasted Nuthatch - 1 ae.. Tufted Titmouse - 2 af.. Carolina Chickadee - 4 ag.. Eastern Bluebird - 4 ah.. Black Vulture - 2 ai.. Turkey Vulture - 6 Enjoy the birds.... Richard Kretz Elk Garden, Russell Co., VA