[bcbirdclub] Birding the Breaks - Saturday, Oct 8
- From: "Roger Mayhorn" <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "BCBC Listserve" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:50:00 -0400
Members of the Buchanan County Bird Club birded the Breaks Interstate Park on
Saturday, October 8. The morning started out cool, but the temperature soon
reached a comfortable level for an enjoyable day. We logged 45 species for the
day. We were glad to have our good friend and co-founder of the BCBC, Ed
Talbott III, back birding with us. The highlights of the day were several hawk
species, Yellow-billed Cuckoos, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, both White-eyed and
Blue-headed Vireos, the first of the season Winter Wrens, Golden-crowned
Kinglet, Veery, Swainson's and Wood Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Scarlet
Tanagers, and White-throated Sparrows.
After birding the morning we found some picnic tables surrounded by colorful
fall foliage and had a leisurely picnic lunch.
The day's complete birding list is below, and more photos of the day can be
found at http://www.pbase.com/mayhorn/breaks_park_10_2011
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
45 species
Wood Duck 4
Wild Turkey 8
Turkey Vulture 10
Osprey 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 5
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 9
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 3
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 12 (1 carrying food)
American Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 2
Winter Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Veery 1
Swainson's Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 5
Brown Thrasher 1
Cedar Waxwing 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Scarlet Tanager 3
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 4
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 1
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