I birded from the back deck of my parent's house in western Clarke this
morning.
8 warbler species seen, with the highlight being a beautiful male
BAY-BREASTED and a WORM-EATING. Total list is, BAY-BREASTED, WORM-EATING,
CHESTNUT-SIDED, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, MAGNOLIA,
AMERICAN REDSTART, and YELLOW-RUMPED
Also had my FOS EASTERN WOOD-PEWEES, a male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, and a
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT fly over.
Total list follows.
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Observation date: 5/3/08
Number of species: 40
Canada Goose 10
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 10
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 60
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Wood Thrush 5
American Robin X
European Starling X
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
American Redstart 2
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Baltimore Oriole 5
American Goldfinch 5
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Josh Taylor
Round Hill, VA*
