As Daryl said, we had a good day of birding here on the mountain, but then again when is a day of birding ever a bad day? Lynda and I really enjoyed having Alyssa, and okay, maybe Daryl too, visit and bird with us. Aside from Daryl and Alyssa getting lifebirds one highlight was finding 5 singing male Cerulean Warblers on Mary Kelly Rd. While near the Mary Kelly Cemetery we birded the trail that drops over the hill near the cemetery and runs through an old farm site. Great birding habitat. Another highlight was watching a hen turkey hide from us right out in the open in only a small patch of grass. We got within 25 feet of her and she didn't fly. We assumed that she might have little ones under her and didn't want to leave. We left her alone, and later when we returned she, or her little ones (if there were any) were no where to be found. At one point a Blue-headed Vireo drove us crazy for a few minutes with a strange warbling song, that we had never heard before. Interesting. Hearing and seeing 7 Scarlet Tanagers was a treat. I have attached one of the few photos I took of them. Below is our complete list of 54 species. Daryl, I will go tomorrow and stock up on lots of M&M's. Roger Mayhorn Compton Mt 54 species Wild Turkey 2f Turkey Vulture 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Accipiter sp? 1 Killdeer 1 Mourning Dove 5 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood Pewee 1 Acadian Flycatcher 1 Red-eyed Vireo 8 Yellow-throated Vireo 2 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 3 Carolina Chickadee 3 Tufted Titmouse 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 Carolina Wren 3 Purple Martin 14 Tree Swallow 3 Eastern Bluebird 6(4m, 2f) Wood Thrush 3 American Robin 6 Gray Catbird 2 Northern Mockingbird 1 Brown Thrasher 4 European Starling 1 Cedar Waxwing 1 Yellow Warbler 1m Black-and-white Warbler 1 American Redstart 4 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Northern Parula 1 Cerulean Warbler 5m Yellow-throated Warbler 3 Ovenbird 7 Hooded Warbler 10 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Scarlet Tanager 7 (6m, 1f) Chipping Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 5 Eastern Towhee 10 (8m, 2f) Northern Cardinal 3 (2m, 1f) Indigo Bunting 11 (10m, 1f) Red-winged Blackbird 1m Pine Siskin 3 House Finch 2 (1m, 1f) American Goldfinch 11 ________________________________ From: Daryl Owens <daryl.owens@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: Buchanan County Bird Club <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 8:31 PM Subject: [bcbirdclub] Saturday Birding My daughter Alyssa and myself spent the day birding with Roger Mayhorn on Compton Mountain. Despite the forecast we managed to dodge the rain for most of the day. Saw lots of Indigo Buntings, American Redstarts, Cerulean Warblers, Scarlet Tanagers and many others. The highlight of my day, other than my daughter asking to go, was a Yellow-billed Cuckoo. That was a life bird for both of us. Thanks to Roger and Lynda for their never-ending hospitality. Only problem is that I think that Alyssa is now ready to move in with the Mayhorns. She loved their place and her best friend lives right next door. Hope you have plenty of M&M's Roger! :) Daryl Owens from not-so-Dismal River Sent from my iPod==========================================================Mailing List For Buchanan County Bird Club website: www.bcbirdclub.org Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/bcbirdclub ==========================================================Administrative contact: donc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ==========================================================
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