A large group, consisting of family, friends and fellow birders, gathered at
the home of David and Susan Raines in Breaks this morning to share the day
with them, while watching the birds during their annual Sparrow Day.
Susan and David once again proved that they are great hosts by providing
food, drinks and a warm fire outside to take the chill off the fall morning.
Forty-one species were logged for the day with some of the notables being
Great Horned Owls, both Red-shouldered and Red-tailed Hawks, a
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 4 Common Ravens, an unusually high number (10) of
Ruby-crowned Kinglets, along with 7 sparrow species.
Thanks to David and Susan for a wonderful day of birding,
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
Here is the day's complete species list:
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 100
Great Horned Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 28
Common Raven 4
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10
Eastern Bluebird 4
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 3
Cedar Waxwing 27
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 20
Chipping Sparrow 12
Field Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 4
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 6
View this checklist online at
<http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40052854>
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40052854
