VA Birders,
We received about two inches of beautiful fluffy snow last night here at
2400 feet elevation on Compton Mtn in Buchanan County. I got out just at
daylight and scraped away snow and refilled feeders. The birds soon came
pouring in. Among the 65 Goldfinches, the 20 Mourning Doves and 16 House
Finches, I found 14 Purple Finches (10 males, 4 females), 1 Pine Siskin, and
later 1 female Rusty Blackbird for a total of 18 species.
Roger Mayhorn
Grundy, VA
Buchanan County
The complete list follows:
Am. Goldfinch 65
Blue Jay 2
Carolina Chickadee 3
Carolina Wren 1
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Towhee 1
House Finch 16
Mourning Dove 20
Northern Cardinal 3
Pine Siskiin 1
Purple Finch 14
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Rusty Blackbird 1
Song Sparrow 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-throated Sparrow 3
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