On this rainy morning 14 dedicated souls were treated to 61 species, some of which were: rose-breasted grosbeak red-shouldered hawk on the nest great blue herons "" several ruby-throated hummingbirds yellow-bellied sapsucker great crested flycatcher vireo: white eyed, red eyed, yellow-throated and blue-headed black and white warbler tree swallow blue-gray gnatcatchers bluebird veery joined in tree by catbird pair wood thrush serenading us while we spotted or heard a parula, prothonotary, redstart, hooded, scarlet and summer tanagers, Baltimore and orchard orioles, indigo bunting and probable cerulean black-throated blue other species heard: pileated woodpecker ovenbird wood-peewee An exciting morning of birding was capped off by lunch at The Ironhorse Restaurant in Ashland. Bob and Linda Cole You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general.