[Bristol-Birds] Sapsucker, Bay-breasted, Blackburnian

Fellow Birders,
I had a diverse group of 38 species of birds in my yard today, everything from 
Bay-breasted to Sapsucker. The foggy morning started out rather slowly except 
for a flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS along with SWAINSON'S and WOOD THRUSHES  feeding 
on wild grapes and Virginia Creeper berries. The Swainson's gave their short 
one note call as they fed. As the fog lifted I noticed a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH 
among them. They were later joined by a solitary SCARLET TANAGER.
The action began to pick up when I saw a female BLACKBURNIAN and  a TN WARBLER 
in the cherry tree just outside of the kitchen window. Moments later they were 
joined by a single PALM WARBLER.

 A couple of ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS could be heard near the edge of the woods, 
though I never saw them. The first NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD since last spring began 
singing from the top of the apple tree in the front  yard. 

A pair of BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS chased each other around the yard, and they 
were later joined by another male.
A male COMMON YELLOWTHROAT was working the Goldenrod at the edge of the field 
as a PILEATED WOODPECKER called from deep in the woods. NORTHERN FLICKERS were 
chasing each other off a tall dead tree at the edge of the field. A male 
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER stopped by briefly. Later in the afternoon I was a bit 
surprised to see my first YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER of the season as it hammered 
on a thick wild grapevine. I realized the bird was a juvenile, when I could 
find no red on it at all, and the black on it was just a shadow of what it will 
later become.

I had a bit of a start when four Gray Squirrels that were bending down branches 
in the tops of the Chestnut trees nearly dropped Chestnut burrs on my head. 
It was a nice day to be outside.

Enjoy the birds,

Roger Mayhorn
Grundy, VA
Buchanan County Bird Club 

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