I can say that the fall migration has officially started here on Compton
Mountain. Yesterday in my yard I logged 29 species, including my first
BLACKPOLL of the season (This morning I had my first TENNESSEE WARBLER). Other
birds of note yesterday were a KENTUCKY WARBLER, 2 YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS, 2
RED-EYED VIREOS and 1 YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, 1 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, 3 SCARLET
TANAGERS, 1 BALTIMORE ORIOLE, and 11 INDIGO BUNTINGS (I had 8 of them in my
yard stream at one time), and 14 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS. The complete species list
for yesterday is at the end of this post.
The most UNUSUAL BIRD OF THE DAY was a warbler that caused me to scratch my
head in wonder. At first glance it looked like a BLACK-THROATED GREEN, but it
had a yellow chest instead of a black one. It had yellow feet and its flanks
were washed with yellow where a Black-throated Green is usually white. Is this
just an unusually marked juvenile Black-throated Green, or could this bird
possibly be a hybrid?
I have posted some photos at http://www.pbase.com/mayhorn/strange_bird I ;
apologize for the photo quality; I have been having some problems with the
focus on my camera. I would appreciate any opinions on this unusual warbler.
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
Buchanan County
Mourning Dove 5
Common Nighthawk 14
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1f
Downy Woodpecker 3 (1m, 2f)
Eastern Phoebe 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler ?
Kentucky Warbler 1m
Yellow-throated Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 3(2m, 1f)
Eastern Towhee 2f
Song Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 1f
Northern Cardinal 5 (2m, 3f)
Indigo Bunting 11 (2m, 9f)
American Goldfinch 7