[bcbirdclub] Re: Warbler Day Birds

From: "Jane Thornhill" <gjane@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mappalachian@xxxxxxxxx>, "'Roger & Lynda Mayhorn'" <rogermayhorn@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 20:48:29 -0400

I second Michelle’s motion.   Roger and Lynda do a fantastic job of herding the
birders and giving us great looks at the migrating warblers.   Thank you so
very much.   Jane

From: bcbirdclub-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcbirdclub-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] ;
On Behalf Of Michelle
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2017 3:45 PM
To: Roger & Lynda Mayhorn
Cc: Buchanan County Bird Club
Subject: [bcbirdclub] Re: Warbler Day Birds

A huge thank-you to Roger and Lynda for yet another wonderful Warbler Day on
Compton Mountain. I move we petition Congress to make it a national holiday.
Roger and Lynda are extremely generous to open up their place to a bunch of
often excitable, always hungry birders, and we're grateful.

Michelle and Ed

On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 11:29 PM, Roger Mayhorn <rogermayhorn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Counting Lynda and me 27 birders were present for our annual Warbler Day event
today. The morning started off before dawn when I went outside and heard a
Barred Owl calling, then a few minutes later I heard a Great Horned Owl hooting
from beyond our neighbor’s house across the valley. The Great Horned was a new
species for Warbler Day. I was very lucky to hear that one; we don’t often hear
or see them in our immediate area.

We had a total of 65 species for the day including 13 warbler species, 5 of
which were Yellow-throated Warblers like this one. We had a lot of fun with the
birders and had great birds coming into the yard. During the first few hours it
seemed there were birds everywhere.

We counted 4 Hawk species, 2 owls, 5 woodpecker species and 5 vireo species.
The day’s complete list is below.

Roger Mayhorn

Compton Mountain

Compton Mountain, Buchanan, Virginia, US Sep 16, 2017 6:59 AM - 4:59 PM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

64 species (+1 other taxa)

Wild Turkey  10

Turkey Vulture  2

Sharp-shinned Hawk  1

Red-shouldered Hawk  1

Broad-winged Hawk  4

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Mourning Dove  25

Yellow-billed Cuckoo  3

Great Horned Owl  1

Barred Owl  1

Chimney Swift  12

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  10

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Pileated Woodpecker  2

Eastern Wood-Pewee  3

Empidonax sp.  3

Eastern Phoebe  1

Eastern Kingbird  5

White-eyed Vireo  1

Yellow-throated Vireo  2

Blue-headed Vireo  2

Warbling Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  2

Tree Swallow  3

Carolina Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  3

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Carolina Wren  3

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  4

Eastern Bluebird  1

Swainson's Thrush  7

Wood Thrush  2

American Robin  15

Gray Catbird  3

Brown Thrasher  3

Northern Mockingbird  1

European Starling  100

Cedar Waxwing  40

Black-and-white Warbler  4

Tennessee Warbler  10

Hooded Warbler  4

American Redstart  1

Cape May Warbler  10

Northern Parula  2

Magnolia Warbler  3

Bay-breasted Warbler  4

Blackburnian Warbler  2

Chestnut-sided Warbler  5

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-throated Warbler  5

Black-throated Green Warbler  7

Chipping Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  3

Eastern Towhee  3

Summer Tanager  2

Scarlet Tanager  12

Northern Cardinal  10

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  5

Indigo Bunting  3

House Finch  3

American Goldfinch  30

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39218649

References:
- [bcbirdclub] Warbler Day Birds
  - From: Roger Mayhorn
- [bcbirdclub] Re: Warbler Day Birds
  - From: Michelle

[bcbirdclub] Re: Warbler Day Birds

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