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["Mayhorn" <mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Area Birders,
On Wednesday, 10/20/04, while birding in my field here on Compton Mt. in 
Buchanan Co. I found a female BLACKPOLL WARBLER among some RUBY-CROWNED 
KINGLETS and AM. GOLDFINCHES. I got a pretty good look at the bird before it 
flew, and I knew it was something different. I saw that it had wing bars and 
some white on the outer retrices as if flew. A few minutes later I saw it again 
much closer, and I was able to photograph it. It has dark wings with two light 
wing bars, a yellowish breast with faint streaking (though that doesn't show up 
in the photo), white undertail coverts, a light colored face with a dark eye 
line, and a light supercillium with a darker crown. I didn't notice the color 
of the feet at the time, and they are difficult to see in the photo, though 
when I exaggerated the lighting in the photo the feet seemed to be a lighter 
color.
This bird is probably a 1st year female, but according to Peterson it is 
difficult to make a distinction between a 1st year female and a fall adult 
female. This is only the second Blackpoll ever recorded here in Buchanan 
County. The first was found by Ed and Michelle Talbott here in my yard on 
9/20/02. We can't understand why we don't find more of them here in the county. 
We know they are seen in counties near us.
You can take a look at a not so great photo of this bird here. 
http://www.bcplnet.org/birdclub/gallery/Blackpoll2.htm
Enjoy the birds,

Roger Mayhorn
Grundy, VA
Buchanan County

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