My goal late today was to check for Eastern Whip-poor-wills on the Blue Ridge. First, I stopped at the Tatamy Exit retention pond and saw 3 Killdeer, 4 Semipalmated Plovers, a Spotted Sandpiper, a Lesser Yellowlegs, 24 Least Sandpipers, and 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallows.
I continued on up to the Katellen Trailhead, getting there around sunset, and started the roughly 3/4-mile hike up the side of the mountain. Along the way, I heard Pileated Woodpecker, Wood Thrush, and Scarlet Tanager. At 8:36 PM, just below the Leroy Smith Shelter, I heard the first Eastern Whip-poor-will starting its seemingly unending call. A second one started up soon after, and I'm pretty sure I heard a distant third one. After about 15 minutes there, I carefully descended back down to the car using a flashlight.
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