Warblers at Hone Quarry and Flagpole Rockingham Co VA

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I  spent the morning birding in the George Washington National Forest in
just West of Bridgewater Va.  My first stop was at Hone quarry where I spent
the best hours of the morning.  I Left around 10:30 and drove up to Flagpole
just North of Reddish Knob. The pulloffs along the steeply ascending road to
the top of Flagpole were quite productive.  I managed to see ten species of
Warblers
by the end of the morning.  The list:

Louisiana Waterthrush
Black and White
Black throated Green - very common,  heard almost everywhere I stopped.
N. Parula - ~7
Ovenbirds - one seen, many heard
Blackburnians - two seen past Hone Quarry lake on the road that forks off to
the right ... Another male seen on the road to Flagpole.
Pine Warbler
American Redstart
Hooded Warbler - 1 seen several heard
Worm-eating - one seen, many heard.

Also of note were:

Wild Turkey
Ruffed Grouse - heard only
Barred Owl - heard only
Broadwings - two
Sharpshin -two
Solitary Sandpiper- 2
Spotted Sandpiper -1
Both Kinglets
Hummingbird -
Scarlet Tanagers-  4
Swamp Sparrows-3
Black-capped Chickadee- at least 4

   William Leigh
   Winchester Va.

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