Several migrants passed through the yard here on the mountain yesterday. A
female Black-throated Blue, a male Hooded, A Tennessee, 3 Worm-eating and 4
Yellow-throated Warblers came into the yard stream to drink and bathe. They
were joined from time to time by at least 6 Scarlet Tanagers and a couple of
Red-eyed Vireos.
Lynda, my wife, was surprised to look out the kitchen window and see a female
Baltimore Oriole attempting to drink from the hummingbird feeder. I later put
out some orange halves and even though we saw 3 more Baltimores in the yard,
none ever ate from them, at least while we were watching. At one point a male
Baltimore Oriole and an Eastern Kingbird were both in the stream at the same
time.
Later in the day a Sharp-shinned Hawk flew into the yard and put all the birds
into high gear, but it soon moved on and normal activity resumed.
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
Buchanan County
