Bobolinks! A trip to the Shenandoah Mountains with my bird club

On the 18th, I went to the Shenandoah Mountains in Virginia and West Virginia with my bird club. We saw a lot of migratory breeding birds.

The first bird we saw was an Eastern Kingbird at the location we leave to go on trips! They have a nest nearby. Proof that birds can't read: This bird was "parked" on a no parking sign!

Shenandoah Mountains

First life bird of the day: Broad-winged hawk!

Cedar Waxwing

Blurry Blue-headed Vireo

Black-capped Chickadee - Usually I only see Carolina Chickadees.

Red Crossbill - This was the bird we were hoping for! He was pretty far away, but it was still exciting.

Three Rose-breasted Grosbeaks!

Fox Squirrel - Much bigger than Gray Squirrels.

Shenandoah Mountains

Cliff Swallows

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - There were many on this house with flowers and feeders!

Great Spangled Fritillary

Great Spangled Fritillary

Indigo Bunting

Yay! A rare Golden-winged warbler! Unfortunatly, they are declining rapidly.

Golden-winged Warbler flying

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Common Raven

A young Eastern Bluebird.

Bobolink flying!

Bobolinks are so cool!

Look at the puffy yellow cap on this Bobolink!

Killdeer - My best shots of one yet.

Yellow Warbler flying - Blurry but cool.

This was a great trip!

I am planning a great birding trip for this summer. Stay tuned to find out what I see!