Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:41:26 -0400
Reply-To: Walter.Frank.Chambers@STUDENT.MERCER.EDU
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From: Walt Chambers <Walter.Frank.Chambers@STUDENT.MERCER.EDU>
Subject: Boat Ramp Rd and West Point Dam - 9/29
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I was out of the state for most of last week, so I was anxious to get back out
birding again today, even if though it was after work! I hit Boat Ramp Rd
around 8:45 this morning and spent a few hours. Nothing really rare, but
there was alot of good birds and a LOT of activity. Highlights include 17
species of warbler dominated by redstarts (including Nashville, Golden-winged,
Blue-winged, and Cerulean), Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, 3 Philadelphia Vireos,
and a host of other migrants that made for a very nice morning...
Warblers -
Blue-winged Warbler - 2
Golden-winged Warbler - 1
Tennessee Warbler - 7
Nashville Warbler - 1
Northern Parula - 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 4
Magnolia Warbler - 5
Black-throated Green Warbler - 2
Blackburnian Warbler - 2
Pine Warbler - 3
Cerulean Warbler - 1
Black-and-white Warbler - 1
American Redstart - 21
Northern Waterthrush - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 3
Hooded Warbler - 1
Yellow-breasted Chat - 1
also noted...
Bald Eagle - 1 (1st yr)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 8
Red-headed Woodpecker - 12+
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 7
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - 1
Acadian Flycatcher - 7
Great Crested Flycatcher - 1
White-eyed Vireo - 12
Yellow-throated Vireo - 8
Philadelphia Vireo - 3 fots
Red-eyed Vireo - 2
Gray-cheeked Thrush - 2
Swainson's Thrush - 4
Gray Catbird - 3
Summer Tanager - 2
Scarlet Tanager - 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 2
Indigo Bunting - 6
Baltimore Oriole - 1
I then headed up to West Point Dam and stayed for about 45 minutes. The best
bird was a 1st winter FRANKLIN'S GULL out in the middle of the lake straight
out from the dam. Unfortunately I took my eyes off of it for a few seconds
and it was gone, but of course it may still be around. This is the earliest
I've had this species at WPD by about a month.
also seen...
Blue-winged Teal - 40
Northern Shoveler - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 4
Forster's Tern - 2
Walt Chambers
Columbus
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