April 14-16, 2006.
Tazewell Co.
Allen and Mindy Waldron
We are from near Beckley WV and have a cabin over in Tazewell Co. We went over
for the weekend to do some repairs and some birding.
Highlights were:
2 broadwing hawks 2 red-tailed hawks a sharp-shined hawk and a raven all in
sight within a couple of minutes.
Louisiana waterthrushes building a nest along the creek behind the cabin.
Ruby-throated hummingbird flying up to within a foot of my face as if telling
me "I'm back".
Here is our list.
northern parula warbler
black and white warbler
black-throated green warbler
Louisiana waterthrush
downy woodpecker
hairy woodpecker
yellow-bellied sapsucker
pileated woodpecker
red-bellied woodpecker
northern flicker
belted kingfisher
sharp-shined hawk
red-shoulder hawk
red-tailed hawk
broadwing hawk
American crow
common raven
blue-headed vireo
whip-poor-will
wild turkey
brown thrasher
ruby-throated hummingbird
wood duck
American robin
northern cardinal
bluejay
black-capped chickadee
Carolina chickadee
tufted titmouse
ruby-crowned kinglets
eastern phoebe
eastern towhee
blue-gray gnatcatcher
mourning dove
chipping sparrow
dark-eyed junco
American goldfinch
turkey vulture
