[bcbirdclub] Birding the Area
- From: "Roger Mayhorn" <mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Buchanan County Bird Club" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:31:02 -0400
Hi All,
Today, 10/13, Don Carrier and I decided to bird some local areas to look for
sparrows and other migrants. We started at my place here on Compton Mt, where
we picked up 26 species including, Chipping Sparrows, Common Raven, Cooper's
Hawk, a Hermit Thrush and a Wood Thrush, a Palm Warbler, a Purple Finch, a
Red-shouldered Hawk, a Tennessee Warbler, White-throated Sparrows, Wild Turkeys
and a Yellow-rumped Warbler.
We then drove to the home of David Raines in the Breaks (with David's
permission) and picked up 29 species there (not 29 more species). Immediately
we found Swamp Sparrows, Song Sparrows, and White-throated Sparrows. Hawks were
on the move there with Cooper's, Red-shouldered and at least 4 Red-tails being
seen. A Great Blue Heron flew past us into the hollow behind David's House.
A couple of Gray Catbirds were still hanging around, and a Purple Finch was
seen at a feeder, along with Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. We also found Northern
Flickers and a Pileated Woodpecker.
After checking the lake in the Breaks Park, where we found a single Pied-billed
Grebe, we drove to Beaver's Knob just below Elkhorn City, KY. On that reclaimed
strip site we found more sparrow species - Field Sparrow, Savannah Sparrows and
a couple of juvenile White-crowned Sparrows. We found at least 15 Palm Warblers
there and one Killdeer. We also found another Red-tailed Hawk.
We then drove to Lick Creek on the head waters of Fishtrap Lake in Pike County
KY, where we found another Great Blue, more Swamp and White-throated Sparrows
and added a Fox Sparrow, our first of the season. We also added a Barred Owl
and another Red-shouldered Hawk to the group.
We came out with a total of 50 species for the day. The weather was absolutely
beautiful with fall blue skies and a moderate temperature, which made for a
great day of birding.
Following is the complete day's list.
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
50 Species Total
Mayhorn Home -Compton Mt - 26 Species
American Crow 1
American Goldfinch 2
American Robin 1
Belted Kingfisher 1 (Slate Creek)
Carolina Chickadee 3
Chipping Sparrow 2
Common Raven 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Downy Woodpecker 1f
Eastern Towhee 3 (2m, 1f)
European Starling 1
Hermit Thrush 1
House Finch 4 (3m, 1f)
Mallard 14 (Slate Creek)
Mourning Dove 5
Northern Cardinal 1f
Palm Warbler 1
Purple Finch 1f
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Tennessee Warbler 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Wild Turkey 13 (11 Compton Mt - Intersection of Rte 639 and 628, 2 on Slate Crk
side of Compton Mt)
Wood Thrush 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
David Raines' Home - Middle Fork, Breaks, VA - 29 Species
American Crow 4
American Goldfinch 3
American Robin 5
Blue Jay 4
Carolina Wren 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Eastern Bluebird 3 (2m, 1f)
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Towhee 3 (2m, 1f)
European Starling 3
Gray Catbird 2
Great Blue Heron 1
House Finch 1f
Mourning Dove 2
Northern Cardinal 10 (6m, 4f)
Northern Flicker 3
Purple Finch 1f
Pied-billed Grebe 1 (Breaks Park)
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5 (1m, 4f)
Song Sparrow 7
Swamp Sparrow 7
Tufted Titmouse 2
Turkey Vulture 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-throated Sparrow 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Beaver's Knob (Elkhorn City, KY) - 15
American Goldfinch 10
Blue Jay 1 (in Breaks, VA)
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Field Sparrow 1
Killdeer 1
Northern Flicker 2
Northern Mockingbird 1 (Elkhorn City)
Palm Warbler 15
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon 1 (Elkhorn City)
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 1
Turkey Vulture 14 (11 Elkhorn City)
White-crowned Sparrow 2 juv
Lick Creek - (upper Fishtrap Lake) Pike County KY - 13 Species
American Crow 6
American Robin 1
Barred Owl 1
Fox Sparrow 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Indigo Bunting 1f
Mourning Dove 1
Northern Cardinal 5 (3m, 2f)
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Swamp Sparrow 3
Turkey Vulture 12
White-throated Sparrow 5
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