VA Birders,
Yesterday, Nov. 26, Ed Caudill, another Buchanan County Bird Club member and
myself,(Roger Mayhorn) birded a reclaimed strip site near Compton Mountain
here in Buchanan County. Clear cut logging had been going on in the area
since early spring and huge sections of large trees were gone with nothing
left but a wasteland.
However, in the areas that were undisturbed the birds were abundant with 22
species found. 4 species of sparrows were located: FOX, SONG, SWAMP,
WHITE-THROATED as well as JUNCO. I saw my first WINTER WREN of the
season,though Ed Caudill had seen them twice earlier. We flushed 4 RUFFED
GROUSE, which was a nice surprise. DOWNY WOODPECKERS were active with 7
observed as well as 3 PILEATED and 2 RED-BELLIEDS.
Enjoy the birds and have a good Thanksgiving,
Roger Mayhorn
Grundy, VA
Following is the complete list:
22 species
American Crow 4
American Goldfinch 1
American Robin 1
Blue Jay 2
Carolina Chickadee 6
Carolina Wren 6
Common Raven 5
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Downy Woodpecker 7
Eastern Bluebird 4
Eastern Phoebe 1
Fox Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 6
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Ruffed Grouse 4
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-throated Sparrow 15
Winter Wren 1
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