[bcbirdclub] Birding Hinton WV
- From: "Roger Mayhorn" <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "BCBC Listserve" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 21:23:06 -0500
On Saturday, Nov 9, 8 members of the Buchanan County Bird Club made its annual
trip up to Hinton WV to bird around the Bluestone Dam, the New River and
surrounding areas to look for waterfowl and eagles. We were joined by our
friends, members of the Bibbee Nature Club, who always show us lots of good
birds while we are there.
We didn't get as many ducks as usual, but we did get 3 Bald Eagles,
Sharp-shinned and Red-tailed Hawks, Hooded Mergansers, Double-crested
Cormorants, Great Blue Herons and lots of Canada Geese.
After having lunch at the DQ "bird observatory" (It has large glass walls and
is situated out over the New River) we drove to the nearby Three Rivers Avian
Center and watched the release of a female Golden Eagle called "Aura" who had
been shot and nearly died of lead poisoning. The bird flew from a cage in the
back of a van, skimming the ground before flying into a nearby tree where she
sat for about 5 minutes before flying away. She was fitted with a radio
transmitter and can be tracked electronically. You can see photos of the
release and some of us watching it if you go to the Three Rivers Avian Center
facebook page and scroll down the page.
BCBC members who birded the Hinton area were Don Carrier, Tom & Laverne Hunter,
Roger Mayhorn, Marie Miller, Daryl Owens and Ed & Mary Talbott. Thanks to Allen
Waldron and David Hunlin (not sure of the spelling) for joining us.
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
39 species
Canada Goose 197
Wood Duck 6
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 40
Ring-necked Duck/Scaup 7
Hooded Mergansers 5
Pied-billed Grebe 12
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 8
Turkey Vulture 15
Black Vulture 5
Bald Eagle 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Coot 4
Killdeer 10
Belted Kingfisher 4
Rock Pigeon 8
Mourning Dove 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
American Crow 7
Common Raven 7
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 4
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 4
Cedar Waxwing 2
Song Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 2
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 14
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