Greetings all
It’s funny how Birding can deal up a bad hand at times like driving 17 hrs on
one to chase after one bird go Birding the next day trying for it and then
driving 17 Hrs home with a big Fat No on your checklist.
But then there are times where it might not be a really Rare bird but something
that you see on a regular basis during the right season but this time it
includes two species that I haven’t ever seen in my yard.
It started in Mason Farm Biological Reserve at Chapel Hill NC on August 24
where I saw a Prothonotary and a Blue-winged Warbler taking turns chasing each
other. It had been a while since I had seen a Blue-winged Warbler plus it was a
NC Life Bird.
But the story gets better the very next day I had my first Prothonotary Warbler
for my yard list and it was followed up with yet another on 2 Sept.
How for the icing on the cake during my
morning count today I had a Blue-Winged Warbler which it too was a new bird for
my yard list. When I first saw it I wasn’t fast enough to get a picture of it
but it returned and then I was able to get its picture.
Following is eBird Report and link to eBird Report with pictures of the
Blue-Winged Warbler.
From my iPhone
May God Bless and Keep You
Jeff Blalock
103 Elizabeth Court
South Boston VA 24592
434-470-4352 Cell
jcbabirder@xxxxxxxxx
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From: ebird-checklist@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date: September 8, 2018 at 11:29:56 AM EDT
To: jcbabirder@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: eBird Report - 103 Elizabeth Court, South Boston, VA, Sep 8, 2018
103 Elizabeth Court, South Boston, VA, Halifax, Virginia, US
Sep 8, 2018 6:40 AM - 9:40 AM
Protocol: Stationary
27 species
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 3
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 4
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) 1
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 4
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 2
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) (Sitta carolinensis carolinensis) 2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 4
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 1
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) 1 Heard calling as it flew
overhead.
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 15
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 5
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 60
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) 1
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 12
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48362998
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
