The Olive-sided Flycatcher was seen again this afternoon at the Blandy
Experimental Farm in Clarke County, VA. The bird was seen at the top of
one of the large weeping willows near the loop road at Lake
Arnold. Pewees, Phoebes, a Great Crested Flycatcher, a Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher, and a Black-throated Green Warbler were also in the
willows. In this same vicinity a Merlin (perched in the bare branches of
the large cottonwood on the edge of Lake Arnold), an Osprey, a Northern
Harrier, and, near the overlook pavillion, a juvenile Yellow-billed Cuckoo
(sporting an all dark bill, rufous primaries, and only about 2 inches of
tail) were seen this afternoon.
Another birder reported a possible Western Kingbird. He saw the bird along
the fence line on the eastern border of the Arboretum, south of Lake Arnold.
Dr. David E. Carr
University of Virginia
Blandy Experimental Farm
400 Blandy Farm Lane
Boyce, VA 22620
Office: (540) 837-1758 ext. 35
Fax: (540) 837-1523
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