Today was evidently the day for spring birds to arrive here on Compton
Mountain. We awoke to find two FOY Brown Thrashers in the yard. Evidently they
are males, because a short time later they were both in separate tree tops over
in the neighbor's pasture challenging each other with song.
Later in the morning I looked at the Purple Martin house with binoculars and
saw a FOY male martin sitting in one of the gourds. Shortly after there were
two males.
While I was watching the martins three FOY Tree Swallows flew to one of the
bluebird boxes and started checking it out. The local bluebirds won't be happy
though there are enough boxes to go around.
Our FOY Chipping Sparrow came in last Sunday on the 23rd.
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
Buchanan County
