[bcbirdclub] A Very Birdy Day

From: "Roger Mayhorn" <rogermayhorn@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 23:44:56 -0400

Yesterday turned out to be a fantastic birding day for me here at our place
on the mountain. Our stream seemed like a magnet pulling different species
in for a drink or a bath. The day began with a Great Horned Owl calling
softly from a large pine tree across the valley at our neighbor's. The
highlight of the day was when a male Blackpoll came down to our stream to
drink and bathe. We almost never see Blackpolls during the spring migration,
so that was a treat. The next pleasant surprise was an adult Orchard Oriole
singing from a tree. It later came down to bathe in the stream. It was
accompanied by an immature male Orchard Oriole that came down to the stream
with it. I thought this may be a father and son pair. The fact that both
birds had slightly crossed bills made me think the two were probably related
and the genetic defect had been passed on. A beautiful male Indigo Bunting
came down to the stream also. I saw 8 warbler species throughout the day.
They were Blackpoll, Yellow Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Yellow-rumped
Warbler, Ovenbird, American Redstart, Yellow-throated Warbler and Hooded
Warbler.

A male Rose-breasted Grosbeak kept stopping by to eat sunflower seeds from
the platform feeder, and 7 Pine Siskins were busy feeding from the nyjer
feeder. Two White-throated Sparrows were still hanging around. They should
leave any day for northern climes where they will nest. A Field Sparrow was
also drawn in by the cool water of the stream. During the morning 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds were feeding at our feeder. Now the number has
grown to 10.

All totaled I counted 43 species for the day. The complete list is below.

This male Blackpoll is one of the several species I photographed. More
photos of the day can be seen at my PBase site at
http://www.pbase.com/mayhorn/birdyspringday ;

Roger Mayhorn

Compton Mt

43 species

Mourning Dove 6

Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3

Geat Horned Owl 1

Purple Martin 9

Tree Swallow 4

Red-bellied Woodpecker 2

Hairy Woodpecker 1

Downy Woodpecker 2

Red-eyed Vireo 2

Blue Jay 4

American Crow 1

Carolina Chickadee 3

Tufted Titmouse 4

White-breasted Nuthatch 1

Carolina Wren 1

Eastern Bluebird 1

Wood Thrush 5

American Robin 3

Brown Thrasher 3

European Starling 2

Blackpoll Warbler 1

Yellow Warbler 1

Cerulean Warbler 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler 3

Ovenbird 6

American Redstart 2

Yellow-throated Warbler 1

Hooded Warbler 4

Scarlet Tanager 2

Eastern Towhee 3

Chipping Sparrow 5

Field Sparrow 1

Song Sparrow 4

White-throated Sparrow 2

Northern Cardinal 7

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1

Indigo Bunting 1

Red-winged Blackbird 2

Brown-headed Cowbird 3

Orchard Oriole 2 (1 ad male, 1 imm male)

Pine Siskins 7

House Finch 2

American Goldfinch 5

[bcbirdclub] A Very Birdy Day

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