[bcbirdclub] Warbler Day on Compton Mt
- From: "Roger Mayhorn" <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "BCBC Listserve" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:11:22 -0400
Yesterday, twenty-eight birders joined us here on Compton Mt for our annual
watch for migrating warblers and other species. It was a beautiful autumn day
with blue skies and sunshine. The migrants were a little late showing up,
probably due to some early fog, but they eventually arrived. Fifty species were
counted for the day; eleven of those were warblers - American Redstarts,
Black-and-white, Blackburnians, Black-throated Greens, Chestnut-sideds,
Hoodeds, Magnolias, Northern Parula, Tennessee, Yellow-rumped and
Yellow-throated Warbler. Other notables were Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, seven
Broad-winged Hawks circling high against the white clouds, a calling
Red-shouldered Hawk, a Sharp-shinned Hawk, Brown Thrasher, Cedar Waxwings, Gray
Catbird, Indigo Buntings, Northern Flickers, Red-eyed Vireos, two
Yellow-throated Vireos, a Red-headed Woodpecker, Scarlet Tanagers, two Summer
Tanagers, a Swainson's Thrush, a Wood Thrush and two Wild Turkeys.
For those interested photos of the day and some of the species can be found at
http://www.pbase.com/mayhorn/warbler_day_2009
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
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