FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] First Wilson's Warbler in Buchanan County

["Mayhorn" <mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Area Birders,
This evening (9/07/05) as I passed by our kitchen window, I glanced out as I 
usually do, to see if there were any interesting birds near our feeders or in 
our little pond stream. I saw what I thought was a female Hooded Warbler. I 
checked with the binos, and just got a glimpse of black on the top of the 
bird's head before it dived into the azalea bush.

I grabbed the camera and waited. The bird finally moved from the azalea bush to 
a Viburnum (Snowball Bush). It still wanted to stay hidden, but it finally 
appeared for a couple of seconds, which gave me the chance to get a couple of 
photos. It was an adult male Wilson's Warbler, a species that to my knowledge, 
had never been previously recorded within Buchanan County.

To see the (not great) photos click on the link

http://users.mikrotec.com/mayhorn/BIMG/WilsonWarb/WilsonsWarbP1.htm

Enjoy the birds,

Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt (near Grundy)
Buchanan County