[va-richmond-general] 40 species in my yard 5/8/07
- From: WEalding@xxxxxxx
- To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 09:44:47 EDT
A sign that migration is peaking was a record count of 40 species in my yard
in Powhatan County yesterday.
These included my first of the season BLACKPOLL, and both tanagers. Also
signs of breeding activity - a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO presumably defending its
nest by attacking a crow, and a male HOUSE FINCH feeding three well grown
young.
Full species list:
Wood Duck 1
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Mourning Dove 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Eastern Wood-Pewee X
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher X
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo X
Yellow-throated Vireo X
Red-eyed Vireo X
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X
Eastern Bluebird 2
European Starling X
Northern Parula X
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Pine Warbler X
Blackpoll Warbler X
Ovenbird X
Summer Tanager X
Scarlet Tanager X
Chipping Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
House Finch 4 male feeding 3 juveniles
American Goldfinch 4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://www.ebird.org)
Wendy Ealding
Powhatan County
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