I was surprised to look out today and see this Tennessee Warbler bathing in
our yard stream. Considering we are this far into October I tried to turn it
into an Orange-crowned Warbler, which are late migrants, but the green
coloring and the white undertail coverts said it was a Tennessee. Even
though it seems a bit late for one, they have been found here in the county
at late as Nov. 1.
I had seen my FOS White-throated Sparrow a few days ago, but today I found
at least 8 of them feeding in the weeds along my birding trail. Another
pleasant surprise along the birding trail was a male Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker.
Below is my list of 26 species for the day.
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Male
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
Tennessee Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 2
Northern Cardinal 5 2 males, 3 females
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 5
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39984611