White-eyed Vireo
Walt Childs and I started out at the Rockfish Valley Trail, but it wasn't very "birdy," again. We did manage to see a few birds there including a White-eyed Vireo.
White-eyed Vireo
Like the day before, we decided that birding on the trail wasn't accomplishing very much, and it was starting to get even hotter, so we headed up to the Blue Ridge Parkway. We had a few birds at Hickory Springs Overlook (mm. 12), including a Blackpoll Warbler, and a Yellow-throated Vireo.
Blackpoll Warbler
Yellow-throated Vireo
We stopped at the north end of the cirque between mm. 7 and mm. 8, and saw a few birds near the same spot where we had warblers the day before.
Cape May Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Immature Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Tennesse Warbler
Tennesse Warbler
Later that afternoon, I hiked down to the Allen Creek Nature Preserve here in Stoney Creek. There were only a few birds there out in the afternoon heat, but I saw a couple of Crows chasing a Red-shouldered Hawk, and a Common Yellowthroat was foraging for a late afternoon snack. I briefly saw an olive-colored warbler/vireo in the preserve, but the look wasn't long enough to identify it.
Red-shouldered Hawk
Common Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroat
I had time for an early morning, quick hike down to the Allen Creek Nature Preserve. I drove down to the end of my street where I parked my car, and hiked the rest of the way. There were very few birds out.
Turkey Vulture
Ruby-throated Humming bird
Northern Cardinals
When I got back to my car, there were a few birds in the tree next to my car, and I added a Magnolia Warbler and a Swainson's Thrush to my two day outing.
Magnolia Warbler
Swainson's Thrush
I am not sure of the reason, but the first two weeks of September this year have been the poorest in terms of numbers of birds and species for these two weeks, since I started birding eight years ago.