VA Birders,
Yesterday about 7:20 AM the first sight that greeted me through my kitchen
window was the yellow of a male HOODED WARBLER as he hopped around in the
cherry tree just outside. His white outer tail feathers were visible with each
flit of his tail. Within less time than it takes to tell it there was a female
HOODED, a WORM-EATING WARBLER, a first year female CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, and
a male BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER in the same tree.
Evidently it was a small feeder flock moving through.
Later in the backyard were two BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS, a RED-EYED VIREO and a
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER. One species that has not yet shown up here is the TN
Warbler, but it is still early in the season.
A SHARP-SHINNED HAWK put all of the feeder birds to fleeing, when it made a
sudden, unnoticed arrival. It came and went so fast that I couldn't tell if it
got breakfast or not. A second after it scattered the birds it was giving
chase to one. It was still in hot pursuit when it disappeared from sight.
Enjoy the birds,
Roger Mayhorn
Grundy, VA
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