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["Mayhorn" <mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Area Birders,
Eleven members of the Buchanan County Bird Club spent the day(4/16) birding the 
Breaks Interstate Park on the VA - KY border. The day began with birders having 
breakfast in the lodge with a magnificent view of the gorge, with the mountains 
highlighted by the morning sun.
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was the first warbler of the day as we were leaving 
the lodge. This was the first of 6 warbler species that would be found during 
the outing - BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER 9, BLACK-THROATED GREEN 4, HOODED WARBLER 
3, NORTHERN PARULA 2, OVENBIRD 8, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER 5. At one point there 
were 3 Black-and-white Warblers around us at once. A male Hooded Warbler gave 
everyone great looks as it sang in a tree just over our heads, and Ovenbirds 
could heard at several locations. Five BLUE-HEADED VIREOS  were found singing 
throughout the park, and 3 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS were observed catching 
insects in the fresh green foliage of the tree tops. One male PILEATED 
WOODPECKER came in close giving great looks, and others could be heard drumming 
on hollow trees throughout the day.
We had good looks at 2 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS; one was just overhead as it circled 
and hunted among the tall trees along the edge of the canyon. From one of the 
overlooks a couple of RED-TAILED HAWKS could be seen over a distant ridge, and  
2 TURKEY VULTURES made flying look easy as they glided far below us over the 
Russell Fork of the Big Sandy River.

As the day came to a close some birders went back to the lodge for another 
meal, while others picnicked at outside tables to the song of a Yellow-throated 
Warbler and the trills of  Chipping Sparrows. It was an excellent day to be out 
and the birding was good. Thirty-two species were logged. For those interested 
the day's complete list follows.

Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
Buchanan County Bird Club

American Crow 3

American Goldfinch 3

American Robin 10

Black-and-white Warbler 9

Black-throated Green Warbler 4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3

Blue-headed Vireo 5

Blue Jay 2

Broad-winged Hawk 2

Brown-headed Cowbird 1

Brown Thrasher 3

Carolina Chickadee 2

Carolina Wren 3

Chimney Swift 1

Chipping Sparrow 10

Downy Woodpecker 1

Eastern Phoebe 3

Eastern Towhee 1

Hooded Warbler 3

House Finch 1

Mourning Dove 4

Northern Cardinal 2

Northern Flicker 3

Northern Parula 2

Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3

Ovenbird 8

Pileated Woodpecker 1

Red-tailed Hawk 2

Tufted Titmouse 5

Turkey Vulture 5

White-breasted Nuthatch 1

Yellow-throated Warbler 5

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