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["Roger Mayhorn" <mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Area Birders,
This morning the migrants did not come into my yard quickly in a large flock
as they usually do. They came in several at at time spaced a few minutes
apart. Actually this made it easier to get a more accurate count. Even then
I know several warblers slipped by me, or they flew by so high overhead that
I coudn't identify the species.

Even so they kept me busy with the binos, the micro-cassette recorder (which
is how I keep my count), or the video camera.
The TENNESSEES were the most numerous as they usually are with a count of
31. They were in the trees, the shrubs and especially bowing down the
Goldenrod plants as they searched among the blooms for insects. At one
point, as I was watching through the binos, one bird flew directly at me
from only a few yards away. I thought for a moment he was going to collide
with my glasses. Fortunately he zipped about a foot or so above my head.

Next came the HOODED WARBLERS with 3 males and 3 females. One male was
really striking as his bright yellow and black contrasted with the dark
green of the Cedar he was hopping about in.

The BLACKBURNIANS, the BLACK-THROATED GREENS, and the YELLOW-THROATED
WARBLERS  all had a count of 4 each. 3 of the 4 BLACKBURNIANS looked to be
1st. year females with the 4th. being an adult female. This species seems to
prefer the Cedar tree to the other trees around the yard. 2 of the
BLACK-THROATED GREENS had adult male plumage while the other two appeared to
be females.

I think I have mentioned this before, but it seems that the YELLOW-THROATED
WARBLERS love to hang around the electrical pole, the transformer and the
electrical wires. These birds also seem to like large dead trees, so I
wonder if that is why they seem attracted to the poles.

The MAGNOLIAS and the PINE WARBLERS were 3 each. This is the first time this
fall that PINE WARBLERS have shown up among the migrants. The MAGNOLIAS seem
to prefer to feed within 3 or 4 feet of the ground among the tops of flowers
and weeds. Sometimes they will feed within 4 or 5 feet of me if I remain
still.

There were 2 each of the CAPE MAYS and the CHESTNUT-SIDEDS. The CAPE MAYS
were both females, though I have been seeing several males recently. They
are almost always found feeding in the large Cedar tree. The CHESTNUT-SIDEDS
were both 1st. year females. In fact I have seen only a couple of males this
fall. They were of course in nonbreeding plumage.

There was one BAY-BREASTED that I had to take a close look at because at
first I thought it was another PINE. There was also one NORTHERN PARULA and
one WORM-EATING that made a brief show then moved on.

For you avid listers the complete list follows.

Enjoy the migrating birds,

Roger Mayhorn
Grundy, VA
Buchanan County Bird Club

38 species
American Crow  1
American Goldfinch  1
Baltimore Oriole  1( adult male)
Barred Owl  1 (heard after dark)
Bay-breasted Warbler  1
Blackburnian Warbler  4
Black-throated Green Warbler  4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Brown Thrasher  1
Cape May Warbler 2 (females)
Carolina Chickadee  2
Cedar Waxwing  10
Chestnut-sided Warbler  2
Chipping Sparrow  3
Downy Woodpecker  1
Eastern Towhee  3
European Starling  3
Gray Catbird  2
Hooded Warbler 6 (3 males, 3 females)
House Finch  5
Magnolia Warbler  3
Mourning Dove   7
Northern Cardinal  3
Northern Parula  1
Pine Warbler  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Red-eyed Vireo  3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  5
Scarlet Tanager  2
Tennessee Warbler  31
Tufted Titmouse  1
Song Sparrow  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
White-eyed Vireo  1
Worm-eating Warbler  1
Yellow-throated Vireo  1
Yellow-throated Warbler  4

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