After running into the madhouse & crowds at Dillon State Park for the regatta which nixed looking for the piping plover, I headed back home stopping at Blackhand Gorge. I decided to just hike the Marie Hickey Trail and found a few nice birds, mostly heard. 

I was greeted by a family of American Redstarts and the youngsters were quite vocal and flitting about—perhaps I was one of the first humans they’d seen. After a bit of a commotion, it seemed like an adult female herded them away from the path’s edge.

 Later I saw a young Kentucky Warbler also chipping at me and perching several places to check me out. I heard a couple others farther from the trail at different spots. Then, on the way out, I encountered a family of noisy Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. Other than that, it was fairly quiet but a beautiful morning for a walk.

Warblers 
KY
Am Redstart
Com YT

Vireos
White-eyed (heard)
Red-eyed

FCs
Acadian (h)
Peewee (h)

Scarlet Tanager (h)
YB Cuckoo (h)
BG Gnatcatcher

Peggy Wang
Granville 
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