Fellow Buchanan County Bird Club members Don Carrier and David Raines joined me
today for some birding around our home here on Compton Mt. It was a nice, cool
morning - 61 degrees; the blue sky and low humidity reminded us of a crisp fall
day. We birded our yard and birding trail, then walked the dirt road down into
the woods. We were surprised to find a Black-throated Green Warbler, Hooded
Warbler, Ovenbird, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat and Yellow-throated
Warbler. We had two Yellow-billed Cuckoos in the yard and a female Scarlet
Tanager, as well as three Yellow-throated Vireos. We had remarkably close-up
looks at a feeding American Kestrel, which was sometimes harassed by the
nesting Purple Martins. One of the biggest surprises of the day was the sight
of two Great Blue Herons flying high overhead. We picked up 46 species at our
place with a total of 49 species for the day.
David had to leave somewhat early, so Don and I drove out to the nearby
Mountaintop Golf Course where we found 26 species including a male Indigo
Bunting, a species that we have not seen a lot this year around our place,
which is unusual. At the golf course we also had great looks at a couple of
bright, male Scarlet Tanagers. Below is the complete list for the day.
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
Buchanan County
Mayhorn Home and Surroundings
46 species
American Goldfinch 3m, 2f
American Kestrel 1m
American Robin 2m
Barn Swallow 6
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1m
Brown-headed Cowbird 4 (1m,2f)
Brown Thrasher 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 2
Cedar Waxwing 3
Chipping Sparrow 3
Downy Woodpecker 1m
Eastern Bluebird 3 (2m, 1f)
Eastern Phoebe 2
Eastern Towhee 3 (2m,1f)
European Starling 61
Gray Catbird 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1f
Hooded Warbler 1
House Finch 7 (3m, 4f)
Mourning Dove 2
Northern Cardinal 3 (1m, 1f, 1juv)
Ovenbird 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Purple Martin 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2m (1 ad, 1 juv)
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6
Scarlet Tanager 1f
Song Sparrow 3
Tree Swallow 1
Tufted Titmouse 4
Turkey Vulture 3
White-eyed Vireo 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Wood Thrush 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 3
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Mountaintop Golf Course
26 species
American Crow 1
American Robin 3
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Blue Jay 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 1f
Brown Thrasher 5
Cedar Waxwing 4
Chipping Sparrow 5
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Bluebird 6 (1m, 3f, 2 juv)
Eastern Phoebe 3
Eastern Towhee 2 (1f)
Eastern Wood Pewee 1
Hooded Warbler 2m
Indigo Bunting 1m
Ovenbird 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Scarlet Tanager 6 (2m, 3f, 2 juv)
Tufted Titmouse 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Yellow-throated Warbler 2
