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Grayson Highlands herps, leps, birds 8/9 - 8/11



While camping and visiting relatives up in Grayson Highlands, near Mouth of 
Wilson, VA, I was able to do some wildlife watching, though the birding was 
mostly casual and not very thorough. Here are some of the highlights that 
y'all might be interested in:
Barred Owl
Common Raven
Wild Turkey
DE Junco
Cedar Waxwing
Black-throated Green Warbler-many
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo-many
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow-numerous on Massie Gap
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch

Herps:
Plethedon jordanii metcalfi
Plethedon cinereus 
Eurycea cirrigera
Desmognathus ochrophaeus
Desmognathus monticola
Desmognathus quadramaculatus

Natrix sipedon

Leps:
Mourning Cloak
Tiger Swallowtail
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Great Spangled Frittilary
Common Woodnymph
American Copper
Clouded Sulpher
Silver-spotted Skipper

Also had Red Squirrels and numerous howling Coyotes in the night.

Alan Kneidel
Charlotte, NC