VA BIRDers,
I had to work hard, but finally came across a small mixed group of breeders
and migrants at Thompson WMA along Freezelend Rd this morning - the bulk
were just south of the southernmost parking lot. Numbers were still muted,
but diversity was encouraging. The highlights follow.
Kurt Gaskill
YB Cuckoo 2
C. Swift 4
Ruby-thr Hummer 2
E. Wood Pewee 8, feeding young
Yellow-bellied Fly 1
Least Fly 1
E. Phoebe 1
Yellow-throated V 1
Red-eyed V 6, feeding young
Common Raven 1
Gray Catbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 12
Chestnut-sided 1
Magnolia 1
Black-thr Green 1
Blackburnian 1
American Redstart 1
Worm-eating 2
Ovenbird 1
Hooded 4, feeding young
Canada 2
E. Towhee 9
Indigo Bunting 5