Yesterday I had 32 species here in the yard, mostly in my yard stream. There
were 6 warbler species: 2 Tennessees, 1 Common Yellowthroat, 1 Bay-breasted,
2 Palm Warblers, 3 Yellow-rumps and 2 Black-throated Green Warblers. I am
surprised to find that many warblers this late in October.
The 2 species that surprised me the most were my first of the season
White-throated Sparrow and a Rusty Blackbird. I also had a Golden-crowned
kinglet, 2 Common Ravens, 2 Swainson's Thrushes, a Wood Thrush, 3 Catbirds,
a Northern Mockingbird and 2 Scarlet Tanagers.
At one point I had 7 Eastern Bluebirds in the stream. I managed to get a
decent photo of 4 of them together.
Another unusual bird was a Chipping Sparrow with an extraordinary long tail.
It held the tail high, similar to that of an Ovenbird or a Carolina Wren.
(See the photos).
Below is the day's complete list.
Roger Mayhorn - Compton Mountain
32 species
Mourning Dove 3
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Common Raven 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 3
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 7
Swainson's Thrush 2
Wood Thrush 1
Cedar Waxwing 20
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 8
Chipping Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Rusty Blackbird 1
Tennessee Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60513264
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