[va-bird] Dismal Swamp birding

  • From: "Elisa Enders" <elisaenders@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 01 May 2004 15:57:27 -0400

I got up this morning before daybreak to look for night birds south of 
Suffolk.  I found 2 Chuck-will's-widows and 1 Whip-poor-will.  When it was 
light, I visited Jericho Ditch of the Dismal Swamp.  I hoped for unusual 
migrants, but wasn't able to find any.  I did hear a probable Rose-breasted 
Grosbeak, but the bird flew away before I could sight it.  It seemed that 
Yellow-billed Cuckoos were singing everywhere (at least 7 birds).  I saw a 
Swainson's Warbler briefly along Jericho, south of the parking lot.  What a 
cute bird with a beautiful voice.  I don't think I could get tired of seeing 
them.

A Northern Bobwhite flushed from the path at one point.  Green Herons easily 
seen at sunrise, Wood Ducks flying, and a Summer Tanager singing were other 
highlights for me.

I was going to visit Washington Ditch to look for Yellow-breasted Chats and 
other warblers, but I was very tired.

My list of warblers included:

Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler (1, heard only)
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler




Elisa Enders
Portsmouth, VA

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