VA Birders,
Today, Saturday, six members of the Buchanan County Bird Club birded Burkes
Garden, the beautiful mountain top crater-like valley in Tazewell County.
Present were Roger & Lynda Mayhorn, Johnnie & Betty Ratliff along with two
new members, Janice Martin and Ruth Smith.
Perhaps the cool temperatures in Burkes Garden was the reason for so many
birds being out on a July day. 45 species were observed with a total of 521
birds.
The birds of note for the day were 2 brilliantly plumaged, Red-headed
Woodpeckers, a Willow Flycatcher, 3 Common Ravens, 8 Eastern Kingbirds, 2
Yellow Warblers, 2 Common Yellowthroats, a Pileated Woodpecker, and a
close-up view of a magnificent Red-tailed Hawk.
For those interested the complete alphabetized list follows.
Roger Mayhorn
Grundy, VA
Buchanan County Bird Club
mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx
American Crow 7
American Goldfinch 60
American Robin 15
Barn Swallow 60
Belted Kingfisher 3
Black Vultures 3
Blue Jay 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Cedar Waxwing 5
Chimney Swift 10
Chipping Sparrow 4
Common Grackle 9
Common Raven 3
Common Yellowthroat 2
Eastern Bluebird 4
Eastern Kingbird 8
Eastern Meadowlark 16
Eastern Phoebe 7
Eastern Towhee 2
Eastern Wood Pewee 4
Empidonax sp? 3
European Starling 53
Gray Catbird 2
Great Blue Heron 1
House Sparrow 6
House Wren 2
Indigo Bunting 8
Killdeer 8
Mourning Dove 6
Northern Cardinal 1
Northern Flicker 7
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Red-headed Woodpecker 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-winged Blackbird 124
Rock Dove 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Song Sparrow 11
Tree Swallow 21
Turkey Vultures 23
Willow Flycatcher 1
Yellow Warbler 2
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