Great fun this morning in Fauquier County. I was at the sighting in range on
the back side of Phelps by 6:15 am; early enough to hear a pair of
Great-horned Owls hooting! As I walked down the dirt road, among the fields
and meadows, I heard many Towhees and White-eyed Vireos calling and signing.
I could hear the chip notes of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, and the buzzy flight
call of Indigo Buntings. As the sun rose I got really good looks at a
White-eyed Vireo close, in a Cedar tree, and then a Prairie Warbler flew in.
A blitz of migrant warblers stole the show: gorgeous male Black-throated
Blue & Chestnut-sided led the flock. However, they were soon upstaged by a
singing Yellow-throated Vireo giving great looks, in a small tree with not
many leaves left on the branches. Although I have heard this bird on many
occasions, this was the view that I have always desired. What a beauty!
Location: C.F. Phelps WMA
Observation date: 9/17/06
Number of species: 40
Canada Goose X
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 2
Great Horned Owl 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
White-eyed Vireo 6
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 8
House Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 4
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin 4
Gray Catbird 12
Brown Thrasher 5
European Starling 6
Northern Parula 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Magnolia Warbler 8
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1 singing
American Redstart 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Eastern Towhee 10
Northern Cardinal 12
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 12
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://www.ebird.org
Phil Kenny
1731 Killarney Court
Vienna VA 22182-2133
philkenny1@xxxxxxx
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