Bristol Area Birders, Yesterday my wife Lynda and I birded the Head of Slate Creek and Compton Mountain. 10 species of warblers were found,but the Swainson's was missing in that area. However, it is still a bit early. The highlights were Yellow Warblers 2 Blue-winged Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Hooded Warbler 9 Northern Parula 3 Black-and-white Warbler 4 Black-throated Green 3 Worm Eating Warbler 1 Louisiana Waterthrush 2 Ovenbird 13 Blue-headed Vireo 2 Red-eyed Vireo 11 Scarlet Tanager 3 Indigo Bunting 2 Gray Catbird 1 Wood Thrush 2 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Roger Mayhorn Grundy, VA ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST This is a regional birding list sponsored by the Bristol Bird Club to facilitate communications between birders and bird clubs of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. It serves the Russell County Bird Club, Herndon Chapter TOS, Greeneville TOS Chapter, Blue Ridge Birders Club, Butternut Nature Club, Buchanan County Bird Club, Bristol Bird Club, Clinch Valley Bird Club and Cumberland Nature Club. -------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to Bristol-Birds. To post to this mailing list, simply send an email to: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send an email to bristol-birds-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the one word 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. -------------------------------------------------- Wallace Coffey, Moderator jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423)764-3958