Virginia Birders,
Today, 7/15/05, two members of the Buchanan County Bird Club, David Raines and
I, (Roger Mayhorn) birded 3 areas of Compton Mt. We ran into several flocks of
feeding birds and managed to find 37 species. The warbler highlights were a
female CERULEAN, 5 AM. REDSTARTS, 9 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, 1 BLACK-THROATED
BLUE, 3 BLACK-THROATED GREENS, 1 male CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, 7 HOODED
WARBLERS, 1 WORM-EATING WARBLER, and 1 YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER,
three species of vireo, 1YELLOW-THROATED, 1 BLUE-HEADED and 6 RED-EYED, and 3
species of swallows, BARN, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED, and TREE.
Following is the complete list.
Enjoy the birds,
Roger Mayhorn
Grundy, VA
Buchanan County
37 Species
Acadian Flycatcher 1
American Crow 2
American Goldfinch 10
American Redstart 5(2m, 3f)
American Robin 4
Barn Swallow 9
Black-and-White Warbler 9 (6m, 3f)
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 (m)
Black-throated Green Warbler 3 (2m)
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
Carolina Chickadee 4 (2 juveniles)
Carolina Wren 3
Cerulean Warbler 1 (f)
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 (m)
Chipping Sparrow 8 (1 juvenile)
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Bluebird 9 (4 juveniles)
Eastern Meadowlark 2 (1 adult, 1 juvenile)
Eastern Towhee 4
Hooded Warbler 7
Indigo Bunting 5 (4m,1f)
Mourning Dove 2
Northern Cardinal 3 (1f)
Northern Flicker 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Red-eyed Vireo 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3(1f)
Scarlet Tanager 2 (m)
Song Sparrow 2
Tree Swallow 2
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Wood Thrush 3
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Yellow-throated Warbler 2
