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["Mayhorn" <mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

VA Birders,
My wife and I birded the Breaks Interstate Park on the VA KY border today. 
BLUE-HEADED VIREOS were singing in the park, and  a couple of BLACK-AND-WHITE 
WARBLERS were heard at two locations. The first YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER found 
in the park this season was singing from a tall pine. We were expecting to find 
Black-throated Green Warblers, but they were nowhere to be found. They will 
probably show up within the next couple of days. They were found there last 
year on April 3.
A female RING-NECKED DUCK was on the park lake. One pair of the park's 17 
nesting pairs of Wood Ducks flushed from some cattails. 
A Carolina Chickadee had commandeered a Prothonatary Warbler nest box we had 
erected last year near Bull Mt. Chickadees used it last year also.
Ten TREE SWALLOWS were observed over a field and some were checking out a 
bluebird nest box near the Breaks community. A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was heard in 
the area, and on the way home we stopped to check out a RED-TAILED HAWK nest 
that had been used last year. The nest is located on Clevinger Curve of Rt. 460 
west pf Grundy just across the Levisa River. The head of what looked like an 
adult RED-TAIL could be seen peeking above the edge of the nest. 
We found a total of 29 species. With great weather it was an excellent day to 
be out. 
Following is a complete list of species.

Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt.
Buchanan County

Northern Cardinal 3
American Crow 6
Turkey Vulture 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Tufted Titmouse 8
Blue-headed Vireo 3
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
American Robin 14
Carolina Chickadee 2
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Mourning Dove 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Chipping Sparrow 9
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Ring-necked Duck 1
Wood Duck 2
Blue Jay 2
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Tree Swallow 10
Brown Thrasher 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1


  
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