[va-richmond-general] 40 species in my yard 5/8/07

A sign that migration is peaking was a record  count of 40 species in my yard 
in Powhatan County yesterday.
 
These included my first of the season BLACKPOLL,  and both tanagers.  Also 
signs of breeding activity - a YELLOW-THROATED  VIREO presumably defending its 
nest by attacking a crow, and a male HOUSE FINCH  feeding three well grown 
young.
 
Full species list:

Wood Duck     1
Green  Heron     1
Turkey Vulture      1
Osprey     1
Spotted Sandpiper      1
Mourning Dove     2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird   3
Red-bellied Woodpecker     X
Downy  Woodpecker     X
Eastern Wood-Pewee      X
Eastern Phoebe     1
Great Crested Flycatcher   X
Eastern Kingbird     1
White-eyed  Vireo     X
Yellow-throated Vireo      X
Red-eyed Vireo     X
Blue Jay      1
American Crow     2
Tree Swallow      1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     4
Carolina  Chickadee     X
Tufted Titmouse      1
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
Carolina Wren   X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     X
Eastern  Bluebird     2
European Starling      X
Northern Parula     X
Yellow-rumped Warbler   2
Pine Warbler     X
Blackpoll Warbler   X
Ovenbird     X
Summer Tanager   X
Scarlet Tanager     X
Chipping Sparrow   2
Northern Cardinal     2
Indigo Bunting   X
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Brown-headed  Cowbird     X
House Finch     4   male feeding 3 juveniles
American Goldfinch      4

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2  (http://www.ebird.org)

Wendy Ealding
Powhatan  County



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