I just came back from a walk along Cedar Grove Road and was surprised to hear two noisy gnatcatchers foraging along the road. This is the first time I've encountered gnatcatchers at this locality and I'm usually there once a week.
I was surprised to see one of the adults feeding a young bird. This is approximately 3 miles NE from a breeding record in Richmond in the early 1980s. To my knowledge this extends the NE breeding range by a strong 3 miles but it's easy to imagine that they nest further east.
Mike F and I have long thought we'd find gnatcatchers breeding a few miles south at Green Point as they were present for several years but neither of us has seen gnatcatchers at this locality in the past few years.
Also, 4+ male Indigo Buntings.
The birds seemed to appreciate the rain, lots of song.
Best, Peter
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