[bcbirdclub] Hampton Creek and Surrounding Area
- From: gary cooper <tikiowl@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 14:25:31 -0700 (PDT)
I took an early morning trip to walk the fence rows around Hampton Creek Cove.
Being alone and having not seen any research people, I made sure not to get
within at least 200 yards of the nest area. After the storms of last night,
there was a fair amount of activity this morning.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Hampton Creek Cove
8:30am-10:30am
Mostly Sunny
Golden-winged Warbler-5
Chestnut-sided Warbler-10
Common Yellow-throat-6
Northern Parula
American Redstart-2
Yellow Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler (heard one singing)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (heard one calling)
Indigo Bunting-20+
Gray Catbird (at least 10 in the same tree)
Wild Turkey-6
Magnolia Warbler-1
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Towhee-10
Met a husband and wife from North Carolina near the trout bridge on my way out.
He said it was his birthday and he was hoping to get a Golden-winged Warbler
for his life list. Within 5 minutes we had seen two beautiful males. He will
remember this one!
After leaving Hampton Creek Cove, I stopped briefly at Picnic Area #1. It was
getting hot and muggy. Not much going on there, but one thing that might be
important. I saw and heard a Golden-winged Warbler on the small muddy access
road to the right of the volleyball net. It was in a tree just above the creek
that runs beside that road.
Gray Catbird-6
Song Sparrow
Carolina Chickadee
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Eastern Phoebe
Black-billed Cuckoo (heard one calling)
Gary Cooper
Bristol, Virginia
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