[bcbirdclub] Whitewood Area Birding
- From: "Roger Mayhorn" <mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Buchanan County Bird Club" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 00:17:46 -0500
Hi All,
On Saturday, January 5th, Don Carrier, his son Christian and I, birded the
Whitewood area of southeastern Buchanan County and across the county line for a
bit of the northern section of Tazewell Co. This area was targeted because of a
proposed new Audubon Christmas Bird Count circle for the eastern section of
Buchanan County by members of the Buchanan County Bird Club. We plan to bird
more of the area that would lie within the 15 mile diameter circle in order to
get an idea of the bird species that could be expected on future Christmas Bird
Counts for that area. Some of the area extending into Tazewell County did not
prove to be as productive as was hoped, but there is still more area to be
explored and may still warrant the extension of the circle into Tazewell
County. The exact center for the circle has not yet been determined. These
birding forays will help establish where the center should be. Once the exact
location of the map circle is determined I will post a copy of it to the
listserve.
Later today, 1/6/08 David Raines and I plan to scout and bird an area that
would lie in the northeast section of the circle, which would take in a small
section of McDowell County, WV.
Following is the list of species we found on Saturday.
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
22 Species
American Crow 4
Belted Kingfisher 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 11
Dark-eyed Junco 27 (10 on Compton Mt)
Eastern Bluebird 3m
Eastern Phoebe 1
European Starling 7 (Compton Mt)
Field Sparrow 20
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Hermit Thrush 1
Northern Cardinal 14 (11m, 3f)
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Song Sparrow 6
Tufted Titmouse 6
Turkey Vulture 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
White-throated Sparrow 8
Wild Turkey 17
Winter Wren 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
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