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["Roger Mayhorn" <mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,
It was a beautiful, crisp fall day here on Compton Mt on Saturday, September 
15th, as birders started arriving at our place a little after 7:00 a.m. 
Thirty-one of the 46 birders scheduled to come,  came to participate in our 
annual Warbler Day, some from as far away as Virginia Beach, and Cincinnati, 
OH. Even though we didn't have the usual large numbers of individual species, 
we counted 15 warbler species with 60 species in all for the day.

Groups gathered in the front and backyards to watch, as the birds were 
constantly on the move in the trees and shrubs, and in our small yard stream.
Later, birders were taken on walks around the property and through the 
surrounding woods, where Swainson's Thrushes seemed to be the abundant thrush 
species. They were busy feeding on Virginia Creeper and Polk berries.

Some birders got their first good looks at male Redstarts, Prairie Warblers and 
Cape May Warblers. The first Red-breasted Nuthatch to be found on the property 
for a few years was first heard, then observed.

Add in great camaraderie, all of the good food, some prepared by my wife, 
Lynda, and some brought by visitors, and you had the makings of a great day of 
birding. Here is a link to photos of the day's activities, as well as to some 
of the birds observed.

http://www.pbase.com/mayhorn/migration_7

Following also is a complete list of the birds found throughout the day.

Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
Buchanan County

 60 Species

American Crow 3

American Goldfinch 5m

American Redstart  5 (4m adults)

American Robin 1

Bay-breasted Warbler 1f

Black-and-white Warbler 6

Black-throated Green Warbler 2 (1m, 1f) 

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2

Blue Jay 3

Broad-winged Hawk 3

Brown Thrasher 2

Canada Warbler 1

Cape May Warbler 3m (1 1st year m)

Carolina Chickadee  1

Carolina Wren 4

Cedar Waxwing 4 

Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 (1 adult)

Chimney Swift 2

Chipping Sparrow 6

Common Raven 1

Common Yellowthroat 1f 

Downy Woodpecker 2 (1m, 1f)

Eastern Bluebird 4

Eastern Phoebe 1

Eastern Towhee 4

Eastern Wood Pewee 1 

European Starling 12

Field Sparrow 2

Gray Catbird 3

Great-crested Flycatcher 1

Hooded Warbler 2 

House Finch 3 (1m, 2f)

Indigo Bunting 1m

Magnolia Warbler 1

Mourning Dove 2

Northern Cardinal 2

Northern Flicker 5

Palm Warbler 1

Pileated Woodpecker 1

Prairie Warbler 1f

Red-bellied Woodpecker 1

Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 

Red-eyed Vireo 3

Red-shouldered Hawk 2

Red-tailed Hawk 2 

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3 (1m, 2f)  

Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4

Scarlet Tanager 3

Sharp-shinned Hawk 1

Song Sparrow 1

Summer Tanager 1

Swainson's Thrush 13

Tennessee Warbler 7

Tufted Titmouse 4

Turkey Vulture 1

White-breasted Nuthatch 2     

Wild Turkey  7 (1m)

Yellow-breasted Chat 1

Yellow-throated Vireo 3 

Yellow-throated Warbler 1 

 

Eastern Cottontail 1

Eastern Gray Squirrel 7

Chipmunk 5