There was a lot of singing right at the intersection of Totts Gap Road and National Park Drive. We picked out Red-eyed Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, American Goldfinch, White-throated and Chipping Sparrow, Baltimore Oriole, Scarlet Tanager, and warblers that included Tennessee, Yellow-rumped, Black-and-white, Black-throated Green, Northern Parula, and American Redstart.
Another stop a little farther down the road held Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Field Sparrow, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, and an Olive-sided Flycatcher! I got some photos of this distant bird, including one where it's stretching its wings.
A few more stops along the road produced Wild Turkey, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Yellow-throated Vireo, Wood Thrush, Eastern Towhee, Ovenbird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, and warblers that included Nashville, Canada, Magnolia, Blackpoll, and Black-throated Blue. A Swainson's Thrush was also seen feeding pretty high up in the canopy as I have seen Swainson's do several times over the last few years.
We parked and walked the old road out to the old homestead. Worm-eating Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, Blue-winged Warbler, and Louisiana Waterthrush were noted. When we got to the overgrown field, I checked the snag where I had found an Olive-sided Flycatcher four days before and was really surprised when I realized there was another Olive-sided on that same snag! The first photo shows the bird with a carpenter bee.
While photographing the flycatcher, a Wilson's Warbler was seen along the field's edge and a pair of Common Loons circled overhead.
The area around the residence by the one-lane bridge yielded Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Broad-winged and Cooper's Hawk, Tree and Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Eastern Bluebird, and a lingering Ruby-crowned Kinglet. A little farther west from there, we encountered our third(!) Olive-sided Flycatcher! This one caught a hummingbird moth.
A walk out the trail from the last parking lot in increasing winds produced Hooded Warbler, 2 Common Ravens, and an adult Bald Eagle.
I ended up with 20 species of warblers among 70 total species for the National Park Drive section.
We also did a fairly quick late-morning walk at Bear Swamp where we had Yellow-throated and Red-eyed Vireo, Purple Martin, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ovenbird, American Redstart, and Common Yellowthroat.
Here's the list of the 70 species found at National Park Drive:
Mallard
Wild Turkey
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Common Loon
Turkey Vulture
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Olive-sided Flycatcher (THREE of them)
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Yellow-throated Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Northern House Wren
Carolina Wren
Gray Catbird
Eastern Bluebird
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Baltimore Oriole
Brown-headed Cowbird
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
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