Birding with Andy: NARA Edition

 A nice day at NARA.

The first surprise was Scarlet-ish Tanager.  The color seemed a little off, either orange or pinkish.  But the ID was definitely correct.

Before leaving the parking lot, we also saw a Killdeer and a Northern Parula.

We saw a yellow bird that Andy ID'd as a Nashville Warbler.  I only had an underside view, so will have to take his word for it.

In the gravel pit, the highlight was a Belted Kingfisher, circling about and defending her nest (against us).  He wasn't diving (as in the picture below), but he was very areodynamic.

What else?  Lots of chipping sparrows.  A phoebe (yawn).  Some non-tree swallows (rough winged probably).  Bluebirds.  Etc.