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CANADA Warbler and others in Yard
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: CANADA Warbler and others in Yard
- From: Psbmt@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 14:34:51 EDT
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Around 1PM today I was reading my e-mail, and feeling a little bit sorry for
myself, reading all the posts about Duke Forest and Blue-winged, Worm-eating
Warblers.......that people are seeing, and I hadn't seen much new this fall.
Then, as I was staring out the window into the woods I saw branches
shaking in one of the Dogwoods. First a Wood Thrush, then an imm.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, a bright male Scarlet Tanager, and a Red-eyed Vireo
were all in the tree. Saw a Swainson's Thrush earlier in same vicinity also.
The oak tree closer to the window began getting some activity. First
came a Baltimore Oriole (I think imm. male), then some warblers- N. Parulas,
Am. Redstart male and female, Pine, Chestnut-sided, and then great looks at a
Yellow-throated Vireo, mixed in with the reg. yard birds.
I decided to look out the window in my son's room which faces the
opposite side of the house, and I'm glad I did, because there at eye level,
not more than 12 ft. away on a bare branch, was a good Warbler, I wasn't sure
what it was, but I knew it was good, something like a Mourning or CT....,
just wasn't sure. Watched it till it flew out of sight then ran downstairs
and looked it up. A beautiful CANADA Warbler, maybe first fall male.
Looking at my Chapel Hill checklist, this is the last week to maybe get
a look at those Bl-winged and Worm- eating Warblers. I'll think I'll try for
them in the next day or so.
One last thing. Saw a Yellow-throated Warbler at Ebeneezer Point
yesterday with Lee Van Malssen and Judy Murray, the Checklist says they're
rare right now. Also a huge flock of Pine Warblers there, >100, sure there
were others mixed in but we couldn't pick them out.
Shelley Theye
Shelley Theye
North Chatham County, NC
Psbmt@aol.com