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["Mayhorn" <mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fellow Birders,
The cold front that moved through last night brought several migrants through 
my yard here on Compton Mt this morning. A PRAIRIE WARBLER was one of the first 
species I saw when I stepped outside. A female BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER fed 
in the top of a walnut tree. A female CAPE MAY was busy in the top of the tall 
Red Cedar.  3 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS were flitting around the yard. I was a bit 
surprised to see a BLUE-HEADED VIREO coming to the little stream in the yard. I 
hadn't seen one for a few weeks. 
There were four sparrow species feeding; CHIPPING SPARROWS, SONG SPARROWS, 
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS and one FIELD SPARROW. 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES were 
working the white pines in the front and backyards. 3 TN WARBLERS were working 
the cherry trees, and several YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were feeding on Poison Ivy 
berries.
At least 8, maybe more, EASTERN BLUEBIRDS were feeding on the lawn, along with 
5 NORTHERN FLICKERS.
A flock of about 45 CEDAR WAXWINGS were busy working the poke berries at the 
edge of the field. Chipmunks made several trips to the bird feeders filling 
their cheeks until they looked as if they would pop. They would then carry them 
to their den under the rocks near the yard pond.
A COMMON RAVEN could be heard flying overhead, and later a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK 
circled over the valley.

The highlight of the day came in the late afternoon, when an ORANGE-CROWNED 
WARBLER showed up in the cherry tree outside the kitchen window. The lack of 
contrast on the plain greenish-gray plumage, and the yellow undertail coverts 
told me this was not a plain TN Warbler.
There were a total of 35 species in the yard during the day. For those 
interested the complete list follows.

Enjoy the birds,

Roger Mayhorn
Grundy, VA
Buchanan County

35 Species

American Crow 1

American Goldfinch 5

American Robin 1

Black-throated Green Warbler 1

Blue-headed Vireo 1 

Blue Jay 1

Cape May Warbler 1

Carolina Chickadee 2 

Carolina Wren 2

Cedar Waxwing 45 

Chipping Sparrow 7

Common Raven 1

Downy Woodpecker 2

Eastern Bluebird 8  

Eastern Towhee 5 

European Starling 2 

Field Sparrow 1

Gray Catbird 1

House Finch 5 

Mourning Dove 6

Northern Cardinal 5 

Northern Flicker 5 

Northern Mockingbird 1

Pileated Woodpecker 1 

Prairie Warbler 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker 1

Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 

Red-shouldered Hawk 1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 

Song Sparrow 3

Tennessee Warbler 3

Tufted Titmouse 2

White-breasted Nuthatch 2 

White-throated Sparrow 2 

Yellow-rumped Warbler 11

Chipmunk 5

Eastern Gray Squirrel 1 


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