FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] Honaker, VA Redbud Festival Bird and Wildflower Walk

[Thomas Hunter <opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx>]

A record number of participants braved the intermittent showers at the 6th 
annual Honaker Red Bud Festival Bird and Wildflower walk on Saturday the 19th 
at Slate's Farm Campground. The red bud trees are in bloom and especially 
beautiful this year. Bob Montgomery and Tom Hunter of the Russell County Bird 
Club led 20 birders and wildflower enthusiasts along the trail of an old 
railroad bed beside the Clinch River. We had great participation and the 
leaders would like to thank Amy Gilmer, Dave Worley, Peggy Herbert, Travis 
Ratliff and all of the participants for their help in finding and identifying 
birds and wildflowers. 
Despite the showers, there were 46 species found. The highlights included an 
Osprey, Sharp-shinned Hawk, American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawk, Yellow-throated 
Warblers, a breeding plumage Yellow-rumped Warbler and a singing Scarlet 
Tanager. A complete trip list follows:


Great Blue Heron                       Green Heron
Wood Duck                              Canada Goose
Mallard                                Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk                        American Kestrel
Osprey                                 Turkey Vulture
Mourning Dove                          Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher                      Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker                       Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe                         Barn Swallow
Tree Swallow                           American Crow
Blue Jay                               Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse                        White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren                          American Robin
Gray Catbird                           Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher                         European Starling
Blue-headed Vireo                      Red-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Warbler                Yellow-rumped Warbler
Scarlet Tanager                        Indigo Bunting
Northern Cardinal                      Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow                          Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee                         Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird                   Common Grackle
Eastern Meadowlark                     American Goldfinch 


Tom & Laverne Hunter
Russell County Bird Club
Lebanon, VA


      
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