FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] New Purple Finch Record

["Roger Mayhorn" <mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Area Birders,
This morning 21 PURPLE FINCHES (17 males, 4 females) were among the 22
species and 185 birds at my feeders here on Compton Mtn in Buchanan County.
These new birds, coming in during the morning snow fluries, broke the record
17 I had previously recorded this winter. In addition to the new Purple
Finch arrivals were 102 AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, 10 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, my
first BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD (female) of the season, 3 COMMON GRACKLES and 4
EASTERN TOWHEES.

Roger Mayhorn
Buchanan County Bird Club
Grundy, VA

For those interested the complete list follows:

22 species
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 3
European Starling 9
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Blue Jay 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Purple Finch 21
American Goldfinch 102
House Finch 8
Eastern Bluebird 2
Mourning Dove 2
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Eastern Towhee 4
Carolina Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 1
Northern Mockingbird 1

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