All,
Birded Highand County today. Stopped at the following places in order as
listed: Breastworks, Genseng Mountain Road, Margaret Obryans, Little
Switzerland Loop, Laurel Fork road 642 to Allegheny road.
Top birds were Golden-winged Warblers at Margarets place on Wimer Lane on the
Highland County Pendelton County line. Last year I saw mainly hybrids but today
most were GW only one out 5 seen was a Brewster's. At the Beaver pond on 642
near the abandoned house there was a White Belly BE seen at 12:46. A Chat was
singing but despite waiting patiently I could not get a sighting. However,
while unsuccessfully waiting for the Chat a Canada Warbler showed which was a
FOY for me. Lots of Least Flycatchers today at several locations with the
highest numbers on Allegheny road.
See list below for details,
William Leigh leightern@xxxxxxx
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Turkey Vulture
HAWKS EAGLES AND
KITES
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
TURKEYS
Wild Turkey
CUCKOOS
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
WOODPECKERS
Northern Flicker
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Great Crested Flycatcher
SWALLOWS
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
WRENS
House Wren
MOCKINGBIRDS AND
THRASHERS
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
THRUSHES
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
CHICKADEES AND
TITS
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
CROWS JAYS AND
MAGPIES
Blue Jay
Common Raven
STARLINGS
European Starling
VIREOS AND ALLIES
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
NEW WORLD WARBLERS
Golden-winged Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Canada Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
TANAGERS AND
ALLIES
Scarlet Tanager
BUNTINGS SPARROWS SEEDEA
ALLIES
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
SALTATORS CARDINALS
AND ALLIES
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
TROUPIALS AND
ALLIES
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
--------- STATISTICS ---------
Species seen - 55
Families w/seen species - 19
Printed May 7, 2010 ~
