[bcbirdclub] Spring Birds on Compton Mountain

From: "Roger Mayhorn" <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "BCBC Listserve" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:29:16 -0400

Greetings All,
This was a birdy day here on Compton Mt. It started with our FOS (first of the 
season) pair of Orchard Orioles coming down to the stream in the yard. Shortly 
after that our FOS Rose-breasted Grosbeak arrived. Three males came to the 
sunflower seeds. A few minutes later our FOS Indigo Bunting came in to feed, 
then our FOS Gray Catbird came in to the suet feeder. Add in our FOS Red-eyed 
Vireo, our FOS (here on the mountain) Hooded Warblers, a couple of Ovenbirds, 
Yellow Warblers, Pine Siskins, a Swamp Sparrow, and a White-throated Sparrow in 
bright spring colors and you get an idea of what the activity was like around 
the yard. 
In the field a pair of Flickers were excavating a nest hole. This morning we 
had 4 hummers, but by this evening there were 12 hummers at our two feeders.

In an around the yard I counted 41 species. For those interested the list 
follows. I took several photos. They can be found at
http://www.pbase.com/mayhorn/spring_birds

Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
Buchanan County

American Goldfinch 2

American Robin 2

Blackburnian Warbler 1

Blue Jay 5

Brown-headed Cowbird 7 (4m, 3f)

Brown Thrasher 2

Carolina Chickadee 2

Carolina Wren 2

Cedar Waxwing 8

Chipping Sparrow 4

Common Grackle 1

Downy Woodpecker 1

Eastern Bluebird 2 (1m, 1f)

Eastern Towhee 2

European Starling 2

Hooded Warbler 2m 

House Finch 2 (1m, 1f)

Gray Catbird 1

Indigo Bunting 1m 

Mourning Dove 4

Northern Cardinal 3 (2m, 1f)

Northern Flicker 2 (1m, 1f) excavating nesting hole

Northern Mockingbird 1

Orchard Oriole 2 (1m, 1f) at the yard stream 

Ovenbird 2

Pine Siskin 12

Red-bellied Woodpecker 1f

Red-eyed Vireo 1 

Red-shouldered Hawk 1

Red-winged Blackbird 2 (1m, 1f)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3m

Ruby-throated Hummingbird 12 

Song Sparrow 2

Swamp Sparrow 1

Tree Swallow 2

Tufted Titmouse 2

Turkey Vulture 1

White-breasted Nuthatch 1

White-throated Sparrow 2

Yellow-throated Warbler 1

Yellow Warbler 2

[bcbirdclub] Spring Birds on Compton Mountain

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