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11 May King Rails [] 11 May Re: Great Crested Flycatcher- FOY- Summit Point [Becky Szabo ] 11 May New River Festival 2008 Banding Results [Research at Hilton Pond ] 11 May Great Crested Flycatcher- FOY- Summit Point [Carol Del-Colle ] 11 May Walking Big-day probable additionals ["gljeinwv AT juno.com" ] 11 May sprig countng migration [Wilma Jarrell ] 10 May recent arrivals [Wilma Jarrell ] 10 May Common Nighthawk [richardkazmierski Kazmierski ] 11 May Common Nighthawk- (FOY) Summit Point [Carol Del-Colle ] 10 May Putnam County Migration Count [Cynthia Ellis ] 10 May Beech Fork - 79 species - suplemental [Scott Albaugh ] 10 May Black-bellied Plover ["gljeinwv AT juno.com" ] 10 May Walking big-day results ["gljeinwv AT juno.com" ] 10 May Middle Island - Migration Count - Golden Eagle [Jon Benedetti ] 10 May High Mountain Warblers [Dave Patick ] 10 May Beech Fork - 79 species [Scott Albaugh ] 9 May Bluestone WMA [Jim & Judy Phillips ] 9 May World Series Birding Team--WV [annmcrae ] 9 May (no subject) ["Shawn C. Kenaley" ] 9 May Common Loon, Snowy Egret, Rails & Common Tern [] 9 May Big Day Count ["Rankin, Gary" ] 9 May RFI; Palm Warbler encounters in spring ["gljeinwv AT juno.com" ] 9 May McDonough - 23 warbler species [Jon Benedetti ] 9 May Lewisburg birds ["Williams, Barry C" ] 9 May Forward from VA-Birds [Ron Canterbury ] 9 May Possible Neotropic Cormorant near Harper's Ferry [Rob Hilton ] 9 May shorebirds ["gljeinwv AT juno.com" ] 8 May Hillsboro area [Sharon Kearns ] 8 May Great Egret - Lewisburg ["Williams, Barry C" ] 8 May Mountwood Bird Club outing today [Jon Benedetti ] 8 May More Golden-wings ["Williams, Barry C" ] 8 May crossbill, eagle, BNC migration count [Jim & Judy Phillips ] 7 May bay-breasted warbler [Wilma Jarrell ] 7 May Golden-wing - Lewisburg ["Williams, Barry C" ] 7 May Sutton's Warbler [Jean Neely ] 7 May fos [Jim & Judy Phillips ] 6 May TN warbler [Jim & Judy Phillips ] 7 May ACFL [Rob Tallman ] 6 May Acadian Flycatchers [Cynthia Ellis ] 6 May Fw: Sutton's Warbler pics ["gljeinwv AT juno.com" ] 6 May Sleepy Creek WMA - Berkeley County [Matt Orsie ] 6 May Rotary Park - YBCU, MAWA [hobblebush ] 6 May June Birding Festival at Canaan Valley Resort [Bryan Brown ] 6 May one more wanted for walking big-day ["gljeinwv AT juno.com" ] 5 May great-crested flycatcher and others [Wilma Jarrell ] 5 May Long time between visits - Yard Birds [Matt Orsie ] 5 May McDonough - 17 warbler species [Jon Benedetti ] 5 May Blackpoll Warbler - Jefferson County [Matt Orsie ] 4 May Kimsey Run Lake, Hardy County ["David E. Carr" ] 4 May Rose-breasted Grosbeaks [Jim Triplett ] 4 May Swainson's Thrush and Cape May Warbler [Jim Triplett ] 5 May early empid and other UDC notables ["gljeinwv AT juno.com" ] Subject: King Rails From: WArgabrite AT AOL.COM Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 23:21:03 EDT I found a King Rail at Greenbotton this evening. After seeing it I called Mike Griffith and Dave Patick. They came up and we found that there was not one but a pair. We were able to see and hear them. Wendell Argabrite 111 Jefferson Park Drive Huntington, WV 25705 Cabell County wargabrite AT aol.com ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) Subject: Re: Great Crested Flycatcher- FOY- Summit Point From: Becky Szabo <Becky8910 AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 15:39:01 EDT I have loads of house sparrows and grackles also, but my Mother's Day gift today was a rose breasted grosbeak about seven AM. Is her passing through or do they stay in this area (northern panhandle WV)? I just don't know, only saw one pair briefly last year. Also this afternoon I had a bird, bigger than a sparrow, all dark, dark beak and black legs. His wing feathers appeared to extend a bit longer than his body sitting in the feeder. I couldn't quite figure him out and of course he was very wet. Any ideas? Couldn't get my camera out fast enough. Thanks Becky Szabo Follansbee **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) Subject: New River Festival 2008 Banding Results From: Research at Hilton Pond <research AT HILTONPOND.ORG> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 12:52:22 -0400 As bander-in-residence for the 2008 New River Birding & Nature Festival in Fayette County last week (5-10 May), I'm pleased to report the following banding list for four half-days days of mist netting. (Later in the week we had to shut the nets several times because of rain. Birds are tallied below in order of first appearance.) Happy Birding! BILL ============ American Goldfinch--1 Brown Thrasher--1 Carolina Chickadee--2 Field Sparrow--2 Indigo Bunting--7 Ruby-throated Hummingbird--2 (both caught in a remotely triggered trap) Eastern Tufted Titmouse--1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet--1 Gray Catbird--1 White-throated Sparrow--1 Mourning Dove--1 Northern Cardinal--3 Carolina Wren--1 Blue Jay--2 Swamp Sparrow--1 Ovenbird--1 Brown-headed Cowbird--1 Hooded Warbler--1 Chipping Sparrow--1 American Robin--1 TOTAL INDIVIDUALS--32 TOTAL SPECIES--20 =========== RECAPTURES: Eastern Tufted Titmouse 2281-11902 banded locally on 04/30/07 by me third year female Carolina Chickadee 2370-12908 banded locally on 05/04/05 by Ron Canterbury Jr. also recaptured 04/30/07 after 4th year male The following three birds had old bands when captured and were reported to the Bird Banding Lab. All are at least three years old. (I'll let you know when I get more data about them.) Carolina Chickadee (female) 2300-85458 White-breasted Nuthatch (male) 2201-98145 Eastern Tufted Titmouse (male) 1861-98322 -- RESEARCH PROGRAM c/o BILL HILTON JR. Executive Director Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History 1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA research AT hiltonpond.org, (803) 684-5852, eFax: (503) 218-0845 Please visit our web sites (courtesy of Comporium.net): Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History at http://www.hiltonpond.org "Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project" at http://www.rubythroat.org ********** Subject: Great Crested Flycatcher- FOY- Summit Point From: Carol Del-Colle <WVnaturalist AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:33:31 +0000 Greetings, Around 6:30 this morning(Sunday) I was greeted by the "freep freep" of a Great Crested Flycatcher in the trees in our side yard. It was a FOY for me. I also saw the Chimney Swifts that have been hanging around the last few days, go into our chimney, which is for a fireplace we do not use. They used the chimney last year too, so I am delighted to have them back. All in all, a nice way to begin Mother's Day. Now, if I could just get rid of the grackes and house sparrows that are invading my feeders. Happy birding, Carol Del-Colle Summit Point Jefferson County Subject: Walking Big-day probable additionals From: "gljeinwv AT juno.com" <gljeinwv@JUNO.COM> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:27:20 GMT I should have mentioned in my initial post that we had three additional probables during our Walking Big-day. One was a very distant raptor which had the jizz of a Northern Harrier, but it was at the limit of conjecture, so it wasn't officially included in the count. Also, my hearing isn't what it used to be, but through the racket of a tractor and other noise conditions, I'm reasonably sure I heard Norrthern Parula and Wilson's Warblers. So, that upped our total to a hypothetical 91 species. Regardless, I feel the route we walked has the potential to produce 100 species, or more, in one session. Even though the adverse weather conditions, more than likely, were responsible for three, to five of the species we had, it also had a serious impact on multiple species we should have had, but didn't encounter. Again, I want to remind everyone that the main point to the Walking Big-day was to promote conservation-minded birding. Gary Felton - Kingwood _____________________________________________________________ Click here for great computer networking solutions! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3oHgMW301n81340pri2LleEoHFrykastmQZuyXtKe7pXtMtA/?count=1234567890 Subject: sprig countng migration From: Wilma Jarrell <wjar AT FRONTIERNET.NET> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:16 -0400 Birded from 6:15 till 11:13. Drove 12.3 miles, walked 1.2. Weather this morning was windy cold drizzle. Cleared up about 10:00 still windy. Recorded 67. In afternoon added one white-breasted nuthatch at suet feeder. ruffed grouse 1 wild turkey 2 turkey vulture 3 red-tailed hawk 6 spotted sandpiper 1 rock pigeon 3 mourning dove 5 ruby-throated hummingingbird 1 red-bellied woodpecker 4 downy woodpecker 2 hairy woodpecker 1 northern flicker 3 pileated woodpecker 3 acadian flycatcher 1 eastern pheobe 5 emp. flycatcher 1 unidentified eastern kingbird 2 white-eyed vireo 4 yellow-throated vireo 2 warbling vireo 1 red-eyed vireo 27 blue jay 4 American crow 11 northern ruffed-winged swallow 2 barn swallow 23 Carolina chickadee 6 tufted titmouse 9 Carolina wren 5 blue-gray gnatcher 3 eastern bluebird 10 wood thrush 29 American robin 33 gray catbird 5 brown thrasher 5 European starling 8 blue-winged warbler 6 northern parula 3 yellow warbler 17 chest-nut sided warbler 1 yellow-rumped wasrbler 10 yellow-throated warbler 2 cerulean warbler 6 black-and-white warbler 5 American redstart 7 ovenbird 20 Louisiana warbler 2 Kentucky warbler 6 common yellowthroat 8 hooded warbler 17 yellow-breasted chat 3 scarlet tanager 25 eastern towhee 35 chipping sparrow 41 field sparrow 12 savannah sparrow 1 song sparrow 10 northern cardinal 21 rose-breasted grosbeak 11 indigo bunting 16 red-winged blackbird 6 eastern meadowlark 1 common grackle 2 brown-headed cowbird 8 orchard oriole 6 Baltimore oriole 9 American goldfinch 14 house sparrow 21 Wilma Jarrell Wileyville, WV Wetzel Co. Subject: recent arrivals From: Wilma Jarrell <wjar AT FRONTIERNET.NET> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 23:21:43 -0400 A yellow-billed cuckoo May 9th. Today acadian flycatcher and a chestnut-sided warbler. Wilma Jarrell Wileyville, WV Wetzel Co. Subject: Common Nighthawk From: richardkazmierski Kazmierski <richardkazmierski AT MSN.COM> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 18:57:01 -0700 Pooh, Trying to use my husband's laptop, not too good at it. Anyway, I heard 2 Nighthawks at K-mart in Putnam County this evening. Kim Kazmierski _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_052008 Subject: Common Nighthawk- (FOY) Summit Point From: Carol Del-Colle <WVnaturalist AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 01:54:02 +0000 Greetings, This evening around 8:00 a Common Nighthawk flew over the yard and out over our field behind the house. This is the first Nighthawk for the year and the first one I have seen in the Summit Point area in about 4 years. I had my first Indigo Bunting at the feeder 2 days ago. A male Baltimore Oriole was around last evening foraging in the woods out back. A pair of Carolina Wrens are carrying food to young in a nesting box, and a pair of House Wrens have been singing their energetic song out back. Three Chimney Swifts have been flying over the house and yard nightly. Two Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are visiting the feeders daily, and I can hear the Field Sparrows and Eastern Towhees calling. I love Spring. Happy birding, Carol Del-Colle Summit Point Jefferson County Subject: Putnam County Migration Count From: Cynthia Ellis <ellis_6511 AT MSN.COM> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 21:35:19 -0400 [Observers were Marcia Anderson, Steve Gillispie, Kim Kazmierski, and Cindy Ellis) Location: Putnam County, WV, US Observation date: 5/10/08 Number of species: 92 Canada Goose 62 Mallard 8 Wild Turkey 2 Great Blue Heron 3 Green Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 2 Osprey 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 6 Spotted Sandpiper 3 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Ring-billed Gull 3 Rock Pigeon 4 Mourning Dove 20 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 5 Whip-poor-will 1 Chimney Swift 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Downy Woodpecker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 6 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Eastern Wood-Pewee 5 Acadian Flycatcher 4 Willow Flycatcher 2 Eastern Phoebe 4 Great Crested Flycatcher 5 Eastern Kingbird 4 White-eyed Vireo 7 Yellow-throated Vireo 4 Warbling Vireo 3 Red-eyed Vireo 16 Blue Jay 23 American Crow 15 Purple Martin 12 Tree Swallow 8 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 Cliff Swallow 5 Barn Swallow 10 Carolina Chickadee 9 Tufted Titmouse 12 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Carolina Wren 10 House Wren 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 13 Eastern Bluebird 7 Swainson's Thrush 2 Wood Thrush 12 American Robin 57 Gray Catbird 5 Northern Mockingbird 5 Brown Thrasher 3 European Starling 12 Cedar Waxwing 1 Blue-winged Warbler 3 Yellow Warbler 8 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Yellow-throated Warbler 2 Pine Warbler 3 Prairie Warbler 2 Palm Warbler 1 Cerulean Warbler 3 Black-and-white Warbler 1 American Redstart 2 Ovenbird 5 Common Yellowthroat 7 Hooded Warbler 5 Yellow-breasted Chat 3 Summer Tanager 6 Scarlet Tanager 10 Eastern Towhee 10 Chipping Sparrow 18 Field Sparrow 2 Grasshopper Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 31 White-crowned Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 31 Indigo Bunting 13 Bobolink 6 Red-winged Blackbird 21 Eastern Meadowlark 3 Common Grackle 30 Brown-headed Cowbird 6 Orchard Oriole 12 Baltimore Oriole 3 House Finch 7 American Goldfinch 17 House Sparrow 27 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Subject: Beech Fork - 79 species - suplemental From: Scott Albaugh <mjollnir75rollin AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 20:52:50 -0400 I couldn't stand leaving my list for the day at 79 species, so I went back to Beech Fork this evening to attempt to push it over the 80 mark. I added three birds. Bobolink - in the grass around the dam Sharp-shinned Hawk Nashville Warbler That makes it an 82 bird day. I love spring. Scott Albaugh Huntington, WV _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live SkyDrive lets you share files with faraway friends. http://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_052008 Subject: Black-bellied Plover From: "gljeinwv AT juno.com" <gljeinwv@JUNO.COM> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 22:14:51 GMT John Boback and I had a Black-bellied Plover during our walking big-day today. The bird was in the gravel area at the storage facility on the Reedsville end of the Kingwood Pike. Gary Felton - Kingwood _____________________________________________________________ Click to make millions by owning your own franchise. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3m6iRx4OKVhqasmhtuFvVwlnrmjH5jKIE0RWZeQzUTzXjdCW/?count=1234567890 Subject: Walking big-day results From: "gljeinwv AT juno.com" <gljeinwv@JUNO.COM> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 22:13:44 GMT John Boback and I did a walking big-day today in the Upper Decker's Creek section of Preston County. Despite crappy weather all morning (we contended with intermittent rain, wind and cool temperatures) we managed to tally 88 species. We started at 5:45 and stopped at 4:30 when we were both ready to keel over. Highlights were; Black-bellied Plover Lesser Scaup 5 swallow species 7 Black-billed Cuckoos Total list is below. Gary Felton - Kingwood Canada Goose Wood Duck Mallard Lesser Scaup Wild Turkey Green Heron Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Cooper’s Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Black-bellied Plover Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Mourning Dove Black-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird White-eyed Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Bank Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren House Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird Wood Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Cedar Waxwing Blue-winged Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Louisiana Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Scarlet Tanager Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Baltimore Oriole American Goldfinch House Sparrow _____________________________________________________________ Lose up to 20 lbs in one month with a new diet. Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3mPb9CNrXp9BaV3xjKwbNGC3eUUvX8ux9QwH2hOLMpulnojM/?count=1234567890 Subject: Middle Island - Migration Count - Golden Eagle From: Jon Benedetti <jon.benedetti AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 17:39:46 -0400 Bill Butler did the Migration Count on Middle Island today. John Tharp II and I joined him. We birded from 7:30 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. with a 30 minute lunch break. We got 78 species on the Island and three more on the way home. Main Highlights: ***Golden Eagle - 1 - an adult who soared above the Ohio side and the Island for over 20 minutes. Pretty amazing. My first ever along the Ohio River. **Eastern Screech-owl - 5 - Mother and four chicks in a Wood Duck box. Greater Yellowlegs - 1 - my FOY Willow Flycatcher - 5 - my FOY for WV **Marsh Wren - 1 - John & Bill Bay-breasted Warbler - 1 **Prothonotary Warbler - 1 - my FOY **Wilson's Warbler - 1 - my FOY Savannah Sparrow - 1 **Bobolink - 7 - my FOY Other Highlights: Double-crested Cormorant - 3 Green Heron - 1 - on the way home Osprey - 2 Cooper's Hawk - 1 American Kestrel - 3 Solitary Sandpiper - 2 Spotted Sandpiper - 9 Cuckoo- sp. - 1 - a quick fly over through the trees, and I did not ID it positively as to species. Chimney Swift - 12 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2 Eastern Wood-pewee - 2 Eastern Phoebe - 1 - on the way home Eastern Kingbird - 5 White-eyed Vireo - 7 Yellow-throated Vireo - 5 Red-eyed Vireo - 16 Purple Martin - 1 - on the way home Tree Swallow - 6 Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 4 Cliff Swallow - 6 Barn Swallow - 9 House Wren - 7 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 5 Eastern Bluebird - 8 Wood Thrush - 1 Gray Catbird - 57 Brown Thrasher - 1 Cedar Waxwing - 11 Northern Parula - 1 Yellow Warbler - 47 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3 Yellow-throated Warbler - 1 American Redstart - 5 Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 Common Yellowthroat - 25 Yellow-breasted Chat - 9 Scarlet Tanager - 2 Swamp Sparrow - 1 White-throated Sparrow - 1 White-crowned Sparrow - 6 Indigo Bunting - 3 Eastern Meadowlark - 5 Orchard Oriole - 13 Baltimore Oriole - 22 Jon Benedetti Vienna, WV Wood (& Pleasants today) County jon.benedetti AT gmail.com Subject: High Mountain Warblers From: Dave Patick <patick AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 20:14:29 +0000 I did some birding this am in the Cranberry Glades area and the Scenic Highway, looking for some of the nesting Warblers. It was to nice to meet Sharon Kearns and her friends on the Cranberry Glades Boardwalk this am.I later took a side trip briefly this afternoon along Denmar Road.Some of the birds seen were: Warblers: Canada Northern Waterthrush Louisiana Waterthrush Yellow-rumped Blackburnian Black-throated Green Black-throated Blue Chestnut-sided Magnolia Mourning Yellowthroat Black-and-white Hooded Ovenbird Others: Wood Thrush Veery Hermit Thrush Swainson's Thrush Least Flycatcher Broad-winged Hawk Blue-headed Vireo Denmar Rd: Solitary Sandpiper-1 in a mudflat Bobolink David Patick,MD Huntington,WV 25701 Subject: Beech Fork - 79 species From: Scott Albaugh <mjollnir75rollin AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 15:17:27 -0400 This morning I birded the Beech Fork Dam area in Wayne County. It was a great morning with 79 species total and 21 species of warblers. An interesting observation: I saw a Yellow-rumped Warbler carrying a long thing piece of vegetation. The nearest nesting Yellow-rumped Warblers in WV are in Preston County (as far as I know). I'm assuming that this bird was not building a nest and instead was just overanxious for the nesting that will occur whenever it reaches its northern destination. Has anyone else ever observed migrants carrying nesting materials during migration? I began my walk at the Army Corps Visitors Center at 6:30am. I walked up the gravel road to the radio tower on top of the hill. The area around the radio tower was very birdy. I then went back down the hill, along the lakeshore to the beach area. I birded around the beach parking lots and then returned through the woods to the dam. I'm not sure the distance on that walk, maybe around 3 miles? There were groups of Least Sandpipers near the boat launch and in the short grass by the Corps maintenance area on top of the dam. The shoreline between the dam and the beach was crawling with Spotted Sandpipers. It was by far the most Spotted Sandpipers that I have ever seen at one time. I estimate that there were 40 Spotted Sandpipers - and that's a conservative number. Here's the complete list: Location: Beech Fork Dam Area Observation date: 5/10/08 Number of species: 79 Canada Goose 5 Mallard 2 Wild Turkey 3 Turkey Vulture 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Killdeer 5 Spotted Sandpiper 40 Least Sandpiper 5 Mourning Dove 3 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Chimney Swift 5 Red-bellied Woodpecker 10 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 4 Pileated Woodpecker 5 Eastern Wood-Pewee 3 Acadian Flycatcher 3 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Eastern Kingbird 4 White-eyed Vireo 8 Yellow-throated Vireo 5 Red-eyed Vireo 30 Blue Jay 9 American Crow 20 Tree Swallow 10 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 15 Cliff Swallow 15 Barn Swallow 8 Carolina Chickadee 7 Tufted Titmouse 25 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 Carolina Wren 14 House Wren 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 20 Eastern Bluebird 2 Swainson's Thrush 2 Wood Thrush 8 American Robin 4 Gray Catbird 8 Northern Mockingbird 2 Brown Thrasher 5 European Starling 6 Cedar Waxwing 10 Blue-winged Warbler 6 Yellow Warbler 11 Magnolia Warbler 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 10 Black-throated Green Warbler 3 Blackburnian Warbler 3 Yellow-throated Warbler 6 Pine Warbler 1 Prairie Warbler 2 Blackpoll Warbler 1 Cerulean Warbler 10 Black-and-white Warbler 1 American Redstart 7 Worm-eating Warbler 3 Ovenbird 9 Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Kentucky Warbler 4 Common Yellowthroat 1 Hooded Warbler 6 Yellow-breasted Chat 5 Summer Tanager 7 Scarlet Tanager 15 Eastern Towhee 10 Chipping Sparrow 7 Song Sparrow 12 Northern Cardinal 18 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Indigo Bunting 24 Red-winged Blackbird 3 Brown-headed Cowbird 20 Orchard Oriole 8 Baltimore Oriole 1 American Goldfinch 24 Scott Albaugh Huntington, WV _________________________________________________________________ Make Windows Vista more reliable and secure with Windows Vista Service Pack 1. http://www.windowsvista.com/SP1?WT.mc_id=hotmailvistasp1banner Subject: Bluestone WMA From: Jim & Judy Phillips <cne01663 AT MAIL.WVNET.EDU> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 20:48:57 -0400 I led a group of NC birders to the Tom's Run/Bull Falls section of the Bluestone WMA, Summers County this morning. Despite the rain we found 69 species including 15 warblers. First of season birds included Kentucky, Magnolia and Palm & Prairie Warblers and Summer Tanager. Jim Phillips Summers County Pipestem, WV Subject: World Series Birding Team--WV From: annmcrae <annmcrae AT NETSCOPE.NET> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 19:25:26 -0400 Subject: World Series Birding Team--West Virginia Brooks Bird Club Redstarts May 10, 2008 The team that will represent West Virginia and sponsered by the Brooks Bird Club in the World Series of Birding in Cape May, New Jersey this year will be Allen and Mindy Waldron, Geoff Elliott and John Price. The team name is Brooks Bird Club Redstarts. Birders familiar with the World Series of Birding know that you can pledge support for your favorite team. Check out the Brooks Bird Club web site for the pledge form if you'd wish to support the WV team with the pledge per species or donation for this fun fund raising event for bird conservation. The pledge form and instructions for participation is available at the website for the Brooks Bird Club www.brooksbirdclub.org Go Redstarts. Lotsa Luck Saturday. Ann McRae Bibbee Nature Club Newsletter Committee Bluefield, WV Mercer County Subject: (no subject) From: "Shawn C. Kenaley" <skenaley AT MIX.WVU.EDU> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 18:27:35 -0400 I thought many of might enjoy this web-link. They are beautiful birds. http://www.fws.gov/nctc/cam/eaglecam.htm Subject: Common Loon, Snowy Egret, Rails & Common Tern From: WArgabrite AT AOL.COM Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 16:51:40 EDT Mike Griffith and I spent about 2 hours at Greenbottom this morning walking through very high and very wet grass looking for the Snowy Egret. After doing this we found it sitting beside the road in the upper wet area just before you get to the road that leads to the boat dock. We did see and hear about 8 Sora Rails and 2 Virginia Rails on our wet walk. At the RCB Locks & Dam we found one Common Tern and on the Ohio River at Crab Creek was a Common Loon. Wendell Argabrite 111 Jefferson Park Drive Huntington, WV 25705 Cabell County wargabrite AT aol.com ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) Subject: Big Day Count From: "Rankin, Gary" <rankin AT MARSHALL.EDU> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 14:32:58 -0400 John Hubbard, Wendell Argabrite and I spent Wednesday, May 7 doing a Big Day Count. We spent time at McClintic WMA, Robert C. Byrd Lock & Dam, Green Bottom WMA and Beech Fork State Park. We totaled 118 species. Highlights included a Canada Warbler and Magnolia Warbler at McClintic WMA and a Snowy Egret at Green Bottom WMA. It was a good day all the way around. Gary Rankin, Lavalette, WV Wayne Co. Gary O. Rankin, Ph.D. Professor & Chair Depart.of Pharmacology, Physiology & Toxicology - BBSC Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Marshall University One John Marshall Drive Huntington, WV 25755 TEL:304-696-7313 FAX:304-696-7391 Subject: RFI; Palm Warbler encounters in spring From: "gljeinwv AT juno.com" <gljeinwv@JUNO.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 18:29:05 GMT I'm curious how birders around the state would classify Palm Warblers during spring migration in terms of frequency of occurence and abundance. I encounter very few during spring migration in Preston County and some years I don't think I see any. Gary Felton - Kingwood _____________________________________________________________ Best selection of Bibles. Click Now http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3nhMWCn0YedJUuL9htu8xOjjtRHHT1EKgFLdb4TBNPr6XJLo/?count=1234567890 Subject: McDonough - 23 warbler species From: Jon Benedetti <jon.benedetti AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 14:03:13 -0400 I birded McDonough this morning from 7:30 until noon. John Tharp II joined me about 7:50. His ears had a lot to do with the high species count. We had 74 total species for the morning. Days like this I realize how much I miss with my poor hearing, and how much I depend on the ears of John Tharp II. Highlights: Great Blue Heron - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 3 Chimney Swift - 3 Ruby-crowned Hummingbird - 2 Hairy Woodpecker - 3 - also saw the 4 other resident woodpeckers. Eastern Wood-pewee- 3 Eastern Phoebe - 1 Acadian Flycatcher - 2 Great Crested Flycatcher - 2 Eastern Kingbird - 2 White-eyed Vireo - 6 Yellow-throated Vireo - 4 Red-eyed Vireo - 12 Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1 Barn Swallow - 3 *Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - many Eastern Bluebird - 3 Swainson's Thrush - 1 Veery - 3 Wood Thrush - >10 Gray Catbird - 2 Northern Mockingbird - 1 Tennessee Warbler - 5 Nashville Warbler - 6 Northern Parula - 8 Yellow Warbler - 3 Chestnut-sided Warbler - 8 Magnolia Warbler - 2 *CAPE MAY WARBLER - 3 - my FOY - 2F, 1M Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 5 Black-throated Green Warbler - 10 - John II heard each one & we saw 2 or 3. I heard 5. Backburnian Warbler - 9 - John II heard every one and we saw 3. I heard 2. Yellow-throated Warbler - 3 *PALM WARBLER - 1 - my FOY *BAY-BREASTED WARBLER - 1 - FOY - heard by John II. I could not hear it even with my hearing aid. Blackpoll Warbler - 2 - heard by John II. I could not hear either of these birds, even though they were right over head. Cerulean Warbler - 8 - most I've had this year. Good looks at 3. American Redstart - 6 Worm-eating Warbler - 1 - FOY for McDonough - John II's ears again. Ovenbird - 2 - low number Kentucky Warbler - 8 Common Yellowthroat - 1 Hooded Warbler - 5 *YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT - 2 - my FOY Summer Tanager - 3 Scarlet Tanager - 6 Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow White-throated Sparrow - 3 - getting late for these birds Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 7 - 2 singing males just kept singing and singing Indigo Bunting - >12 Orchard Oriole - 2 Baltimore Oriole - 7 Jon Benedetti Vienna, WV Wood County jon.benedetti AT gmail.com Subject: Lewisburg birds From: "Williams, Barry C" <Barry.C.Williams AT WV.GOV> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 13:47:25 -0400 Notables around the Lewisburg area today: Great Egret - 1 Green Heron - 2 Lesser Scaup - 2 Greater Yellowlegs - 4 Lesser Yellowlegs - 8 Solitary Sandpiper - 2 Spotted Sandpiper - 2 Cerulean Warbler - 2 Prairie Warbler - 1 White-crowned Sparrow - 3 Bobolink - 40+ Baltimore Oriole - 6 Barry Williams Organ Cave, Greenbrier County Subject: Forward from VA-Birds From: Ron Canterbury <roncanterbury AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 12:19:52 -0400 I just saw this on the VA Birds ListServ. Ron Canterbury Cincinnati, OH. Hi, I just saw this on MDOsprey.? While the bird is apparently in Maryland, it's very close to both Virginia and West Virginia.? There is one record, of the same bird, for Maryland and Virginia from fall 2006 (?) and none to my knowledge for West Virginia.? Cheers, Rob Hilton Silver Spring, Md. ++++++++ Subject: Possible Neotropic Cormorant near Harper's Ferry From: Matt Hafner Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 11:20:09 -0400 I just received a call from Jim Stasz.? He and Ed Boyd are viewing a very small cormorant that shows characteristics of Neotropic Cormorant on the Potomac River between Rt. 340 and the Shenandoah River.? Here is the information that I got off the phone: sitting on a snag with 3 Double-crested Cormorant Very small subadult plumage that is uniform brown on the front yellow bill proportionally long tail? There is a pull-off on the VA side of westbound Rt 340 where they walked to the river and are currently viewing the bird.? Walking on the C&O Canal on the MD might also be an option.? ? Good birding!? Matt Hafner Bel Air, MD Subject: Possible Neotropic Cormorant near Harper's Ferry From: Rob Hilton <aimophila10 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 09:10:11 -0700 Hi, I just saw this on MDOsprey. While the bird is apparently in Maryland, it's very close to both Virginia and West Virginia. There is one record, of the same bird, for Maryland and Virginia from fall 2006 (?) and none to my knowledge for West Virginia. Cheers, Rob Hilton Silver Spring, Md. ++++++++ Subject: Possible Neotropic Cormorant near Harper's Ferry From: Matt Hafner Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 11:20:09 -0400 I just received a call from Jim Stasz. He and Ed Boyd are viewing a very small cormorant that shows characteristics of Neotropic Cormorant on the Potomac River between Rt. 340 and the Shenandoah River. Here is the information that I got off the phone: sitting on a snag with 3 Double-crested Cormorant Very small subadult plumage that is uniform brown on the front yellow bill proportionally long tail There is a pull-off on the VA side of westbound Rt 340 where they walked to the river and are currently viewing the bird. Walking on the C&O Canal on the MD might also be an option. Good birding! Matt Hafner Bel Air, MD --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Subject: shorebirds From: "gljeinwv AT juno.com" <gljeinwv@JUNO.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 00:52:16 GMT Had the following shorebirds at Reedsville after work today. Greater Yellowlegs - 4 Short-billed Dowitcher - 5 Least Sandpiper - 3 Semipaaated Plover - 2 Gary Felton - Kingwood _____________________________________________________________ Famous designer names for less. Click now to find a luxury watch. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3mdA3LkT7ESAF5vwHtzt3yBpPWSYt8wlAaLaD9VXTgdBGEtI/?count=1234567890 Subject: Hillsboro area From: Sharon Kearns <skwalks AT FRONTIERNET.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 17:37:16 -0400 Some highlights of birding activity for the last week, joined by Diane Holsinger on 5/3 and 5/4 Acadian Flycatcher heard 5/2,seen 5/3 Eastern Kingbird 5/3 Bobolink 5/3 Hooded Warbler 5/4 Adult Bald Eagle 5/5 Juvenile Bald Eagle 5/8 2 Solitary Sandpiper 5/7 Greater Yellowlegs 5/7 8 Least Sandpipers 5/7 Little Blue Heron 5/7 Green Heron 5/7 Sora 5/5 Veery at Cranberry 5/7 Sharon Kearns Pocahontas County Hillsboro,WV Subject: Great Egret - Lewisburg From: "Williams, Barry C" <Barry.C.Williams AT WV.GOV> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 14:51:38 -0400 Today, on a farm pond just west of Lewisburg: Great Egret Ruddy Duck Lesser Yellowlegs Least Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Barry Williams Organ Cave, Greenbrier County Subject: Mountwood Bird Club outing today From: Jon Benedetti <jon.benedetti AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 14:05:46 -0400 Got to McDonough about 7:05 this morning. About 7:45 I was joined by the rest of the Mountwood Bird Club folks. Eula Elliot, Jeanine Ellison, Jeanie Hilton, Barb Hohman, Nina Ott, Jeannette & Dick Esker, Susan & Tim Moellendick, Pat Collins and Allan Elberfeld were all there for at least part of the birding until noon. These folks braved the rain and poor light and found some very good birds. Highlights: Wood Duck - 1 Wild Turkey - 1 - in the fields across the creek, on my way home Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2 Belted Kingfisher - 1 Eastern Wood-pewee - 2 Acadian Flycatcher - 2 Eastern Phoebe - 1 Great Crested Flycatcher - my FOY Eastern Kingbird - 2 White-eyed Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo - 1 Red-eyed Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - one was on a nest Swainson's Thrush -1 for sure Thrush - 70% vote for Swainson's and 30% vote for Gray-cheeked - not sure as wet as the bird was Wood Thrush Brown Thrasher Tennessee Warbler - 2 Northern Parula - 1 Yellow Warbler - 3 Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1 or 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3 Yellow-throated Warbler - 1 very early when I first got there Cerulean Warbler - 1 American Redstart - 2 Ovenbird - 3 Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 Kentucky Warbler - 4 Hooded Warbler - 3 Summer Tanager - 1 - very early, when I first got there Scarlet Tanager - 4 or 5 Orchard Oriole - 2 Baltimore Oriole - 7 Not bad in the rain. Jon Benedetti Vienna, WV Wood County jon.benedetti AT gmail.com Subject: More Golden-wings From: "Williams, Barry C" <Barry.C.Williams AT WV.GOV> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 07:54:52 -0400 Saw a male and female Golden-winged Warbler yesterday near Lewisburg. Also saw my FOY Grasshopper Sparrow. Barry Williams Organ Cave, Greenbrier County Subject: crossbill, eagle, BNC migration count From: Jim & Judy Phillips <cne01663 AT MAIL.WVNET.EDU> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 06:48:07 -0400 A red crossbill flew over the nature center in Pipestem S.P. yesterday morning. I also saw a bald eagle get buzzed by a red-tailed hawk in the Bluestone gorge. The Bibbee Nature Club and guests will participate in the Spring Migration Bird Count on Saturday, May 10. Groups will meet in the Lookout Tower parking lot in Pipestem S.P. and in Bellepoint Park at the base of Bluestone Dam near Hinton. Both groups meet at 8 a.m. Or if you would like to have your own area to count birds contact me. Jim Phillips Summers County Pipestem, WV Subject: bay-breasted warbler From: Wilma Jarrell <wjar AT FRONTIERNET.NET> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 21:15:27 -0400 Saw FOS bay-breasted warbler this morning in with a flock of seven or more yellow-rumped. Three white-throated and one white crowned sparrow. Two kingbirds. A purple finch singing. Wilma Jarrell Wileyville,WV Wetzel Co. Subject: Golden-wing - Lewisburg From: "Williams, Barry C" <Barry.C.Williams AT WV.GOV> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 08:10:17 -0400 Saw a Golden-winged Warbler yesterday near Lewisburg. Also saw several Least Sandpipers, a couple of Lesser Yellowlegs and a Solitary Sandpiper. Barry Williams Organ Cave, Greenbrier County Subject: Sutton's Warbler From: Jean Neely <jeaneely AT IX.NETCOM.COM> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 05:57:47 -0400 Thanks for the photos! Amazing sight! I remember meeting Roger Tory Peterson in the bookstore at the National Audubon Convention in 1983. (He was signing his books for anyone asking.) After my newly-purchased book was autographed (in his special red ink!), I blurted: "Dr. Peterson, do you believe in Sutton's Warbler?" He didn't bat an eye, but gravely stated that indeed he did, and that others would be found some day. Voila! Jean Neely near Shepherdstown in Jefferson County Subject: fos From: Jim & Judy Phillips <cne01663 AT MAIL.WVNET.EDU> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 05:43:31 -0400 Yesterday, I had my first of the season sightings for the following: acadian flycatcher e. wood-pewee chestnut-sided warbler veery Blackburnian warbler All were in Pipestem State Park. Jim Phillips Summers County Pipestem, WV Subject: TN warbler From: Jim & Judy Phillips <cne01663 AT MAIL.WVNET.EDU> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 07:14:47 -0400 Had my first Tennessee warbler of the season yesterday. Still have white-throats singing in the yard. Jim Phillips Summers County Pipestem, WV Subject: ACFL From: Rob Tallman <robtallman AT WVDNR.GOV> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 04:30:40 -0400 Had FOS Acadian Flycatchers on Huttonsville WMA yesterday morning, also tons of Cerulean and Hooded Warblers. Rob Tallman Randolph County Huttonsville,WV Subject: Acadian Flycatchers From: Cynthia Ellis <ellis_6511 AT MSN.COM> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 21:54:57 -0400 FOS Acadian Flycatchers, here this morning and in Putnam County Park at Eleanor this afternoon. At the Winfield Locks, the Cliff Swallows have returned and were observed at the colony nest site. There were Canada Geese with goslings. The evening program at the New River Birding Festival last night was presented by Connie Toops (she writes for publications including Birders World and Bird Watcher's Digest). Her topic was "Green Birding"!!! ~Cindy Ellis, northern Putnam County Cynthia D. Ellis RR 1, Box 163 Red House, WV 25168 ellis_6511 AT msn.com ph/fax 304 586-4135 We don't live where they mine coal. They mine coal where we live. Subject: Fw: Sutton's Warbler pics From: "gljeinwv AT juno.com" <gljeinwv@JUNO.COM> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 20:26:59 GMT Since the first Sutton's Warbler was discovered in WV, thought others on this list might be interested. Gary Felton - Kingwood ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Not really a ID question but thought other might find this interesting. I have never come across such good pics of this bird and wonder if anything comparable even exists! Best http://www.westol.com/~banding/Suttons_Warbler.htm http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/PENN.html#1209944645 http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/PENN.html#1209922206 Join or Leave BIRDWG01: http://listserv.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=birdwg01 Archives: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdwg01.html _____________________________________________________________ Need cash? Click here to get a payday loan. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3m3aOdN01vzVeyQh0uWPOPx3Q9yocWiO1QdvbKABtWlw5si6/?count=1234567890 Subject: Sleepy Creek WMA - Berkeley County From: Matt Orsie <wvbirder AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 13:20:01 -0400 A 3 hour loop through Sleepy Creek and the surrounding area his morning produced 19 species of warblers. Black-throated Blue's seem to be in exceptional supply this season. * = New for the Year Nashville 4 Northern Parula 2 Yellow 1 Black-throated Blue 4 Yellow-rumped 28 Black-throated Green 2 *Blackburnian 2 Pine 1 Prairie 1 Cerulean 2 Black-and-white 2 American Redstart 3 Worm-eating 4 Ovenbird 11 Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Hooded 2 *Canada 1 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Other Notables Double-crested Cormorant 16 fly-over Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4 Good Birding and Clear Skies, Matt Orsie Jefferson County - Summit Point, WV http://wvbirder.net Subject: Rotary Park - YBCU, MAWA From: hobblebush <hobblebush AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 13:03:27 -0400 Birds observed at Rotary Park, Huntington, WV on 5/6/08: Yellow-billed Cuckoo Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Eastern Wood-Pewee Acadian Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Yellow-throated Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren House Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird Wood Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Magnolia Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler American Redstart Hooded Warbler Summer Tanager Scarlet Tanager Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Baltimore Oriole American Goldfinch House Sparrow John Northeimer and Marjorie Keatley Huntington, Cabell County, WV Subject: June Birding Festival at Canaan Valley Resort From: Bryan Brown <Bbrowncom AT AOL.COM> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 11:48:55 EDT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Canaan Valley Resort Birding Festival Set for June 6-8 Davis WV (June 2008) – Last year, guests at the first Southern Boreal Bird Festival at Canaan Valley Resort saw and heard more than 100 species of birds, including 23 species of warblers. This year, the resort hopes visitors to the Allegheny Highlands resort will again enjoy the amazing diversity of breeding birds in their native habitats. Along with bird walks and guest speakers, the resort is offering a new feature, Birding the Blackwater River by Canoe, at the June 6 –8 weekend event. “Canaan Valley is the ideal habitat for many species of bird that are usually found much further north on the North American continent,” Destiny Phillips, Naturalist at Canaan Valley Resort, said. “We are delighted to be able to put together a special weekend program that allows avid birders and novices to join with experts to see, hear and learn more about some of these exceptional visitors to our area.” The weekend festival rate is $139 per person, double occupancy, and $199 per person, single occupancy. That rate includes two nights’ lodging, two continental breakfasts, box lunches, welcome reception, hikes and guest speaker programs. The Blackwater Canoe activity is additional, at $35 for adults and $20 for children ages 6 to 12. For $50, the resort has a non-guest registration fee that includes hikes, guest speakers and box lunches. Participants are encouraged to bring binoculars, journals and cameras. “Our program offers a variety of opportunities for guests to learn about the diversity of habitats in Canaan Valley – from grasslands, wetlands and mixed Conifer forests to pure Spruce stands and hardwood forests and, of course, the birds who come here,” Phillips said. The weekend begins with an exhibit and welcome reception on Friday evening. Saturday, guests can start birding as early as 5:30 a.m., with four different walks scheduled in the morning and four others in the afternoon. A 9 a.m. walk is designed especially for beginners. At 7 p.m., guests will meet for awards for the day’s birding activities and at 7:30 p.m., the keynote speaker, J. Lawrence Smith, will speak. Smith first visited Canaan Valley more than 50 years ago. The Nitro, W. Va., native is an author, naturalist and historian whose interests focus on the mountainous land of the high Alleghenies. His first book, The Potomac Naturalist, was published in 1968. He is known locally for his books, The Birds of Pendleton County and Birds of the Kanawha Valley as well as articles in The Restart and Wonderful West Virginia magazine. Following his presentation, guests are invited to join an “owl prowl”. Sunday walks begin at 7 a.m. and continue until the luncheon and total tally at noon. Two additional walks, on the Middle Ridge Property of the Nature Conservancy and a Leaders Choice Walk, will be offered after lunch. Guides for the weekend hikes will include Michael Welch, zoologist for the W. Va. Division of Resources Natural Heritage Program; Ken Sturm, supervisory wildlife biologist for the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge; Casey Rucker, a Tucker County resident who leads monthly bird walks for Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge; Kevin Boyle, a seasonal wildlife biology technician for the U.S. Forest Service in the Monongahela National Forest; Matt Orsie, a West Virginia resident who leads field trips for the Potomac Valley Audubon Society and is chairman of the West Virginia Bird Records Committee; Pat Hissom, naturalist at Blackwater Falls State Park, and Amy Cimarolli, conservation ecologist the Nature Conservancy in West Virginia. For additional information or reservations, contact Canaan Valley Resort at 1-800-622-4121, or visit the website at _www.CanaanResort.com_ (http://www.canaanresort.com/) . #30# Canaan Valley Resort State Park, by Guest Services, Inc. is a 250-room lodge that is a Mobil Three Star Rated property. In addition to the lodge rooms, the resort boasts 23 cabins and cottages and 17,500 square feet of conference space comprised of 12 meeting rooms. You can access the Resort’s web site at www.canaanresort.com. For **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) Subject: one more wanted for walking big-day From: "gljeinwv AT juno.com" <gljeinwv@JUNO.COM> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 12:46:52 GMT John Boback has graciously agreed to do a walking big-day with me this weekend (planned now for Saturday with a possibility of Sunday if it rains Sat.). For logisitcal reasons and just to have more eyes and ears, I'd like to have at least one more participant. If anyone is interested in spending the majority of the day birding and in the process help promote conservation, please come along. I promise that it won't be as grueling as it sounds. Gary Felton - Kingwood _____________________________________________________________ Save hundreds on an Unsecured Loan - Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3m3iTf4jNL87p4oi6QXwaIpfPdCTBKregJYEU6wwOU40eB7g/?count=1234567890 Subject: great-crested flycatcher and others From: Wilma Jarrell <wjar AT FRONTIERNET.NET> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 21:13:25 -0400 While working in garden heard FOY great-greasted flycatcher. A tree swallow was checking out nest box, then moved on. Saw broad-winged hawk sailing through. Saw one white-throated sparrow while walking this morning. Warblers today blue-winged Nashville yellow yellow-rumped palm redstart ovenbird Kentucky common yellowthroat hooded yellow-breasted chat Wilma Jarrell Wileyville, WV Wetzel Co. Subject: Long time between visits - Yard Birds From: Matt Orsie <wvbirder AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 17:23:06 -0400 Here at my house in Summit Point I saw my first Baltimore Oriole in nearly two years and the first Indigo Bunting in 5 years. 4 woodpecker species visited our suet feeders: Red-headed Red-bellied Downy Hairy Good Birding and Clear Skies, Matt Orsie Jefferson County - Summit Point, WV http://wvbirder.net Subject: McDonough - 17 warbler species From: Jon Benedetti <jon.benedetti AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 15:05:08 -0400 I birded McDonough from 7:30 until 12:15 today. I met the Hiltons after about an hour and we saw Nina Ott on our walk. Thing got much better bird-wise when there were other eyes and EARs than just mine. Highlights: Double-crested Cormorant - 1 - flew over heading north Solitary Sandpiper - 1 - my FOY in McDonough BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO - 2 - my FOY - great looks at one YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO - 2 - my FOY - great looks at one Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2 Eastern Wood-pewee - 2 ACADIAN FLYCATCHER - 2 - (Nina saw one first) - my FOY Eastern Phoebe Eastern Kingbird White-eyed Vireo - 6 Yellow-throated Vireo - 5 Warbling Vireo - 2 Red-eyed Vireo - 8 Barn Swallow Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird - 1 Wood Thrush - 7 Gray Catbird - 2 Brown Thrasher - 2 Blue-winged Warbler - 1 - Jeanie heard it & we all saw it Nashville Warbler - 2 Northern Parula - 1 Yellow Warbler - 5 Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1 MAGNOLIA WARBLER -2 - my FOY in McDonough BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER - 3 - my FOY - 1F, 2M Yellow-rumped Warbler - 7 Black-throated Green Warbler - 3 Yellow-throated Warbler - 1 Cerulean Warbler - 2 American Redstart - 2 Ovenbird - 6 Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 Kentucky Warbler - 3 Common Yellowthroat - 1 Hooded Warbler - 4 Summer Tanager - 2 Scarlet Tanager - 4 Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 2M Indigo Bunting - 5 Eastern Meadowlark - 1 Orchard Oriole - 2 Baltimore Oriole - 7 Jon Benedetti Vienna, WV Wood County jon.benedetti AT gmail.com Subject: Blackpoll Warbler - Jefferson County From: Matt Orsie <wvbirder AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 10:22:06 -0400 Well, it wasn't a Nightingale in Berkeley Square but a Blackpoll in Charles Town. In any event it was cool and the earliest Blackpoll warbler I've ever encountered. Good Birding and Clear Skies, Matt Orsie Jefferson County - Summit Point, WV http://wvbirder.net Subject: Kimsey Run Lake, Hardy County From: "David E. Carr" <dec5z AT CMS.MAIL.VIRGINIA.EDU> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 22:23:58 -0400 We made a short, late afternoon stop (about 5:30 – 6:00 pm) at Kimsey Run Lake in Hardy County, WV on Sunday 4 May. There were quite a few fishermen on the lake and shore, but there was also a fair amount of bird activity including an adult Bald Eagle, Wood Duck, Red-headed Woodpeckers, both Baltimore and Orchard Orioles, Northern Rough-winged, Tree, and Barn Swallows. The full list includes: Canada Geese (5 adults and half dozen goslings) Wood Duck (1) Mallard (4) Turkey Vulture (10) Bald Eagle (1 adult) Killdeer (1) Mourning Dove (2) Red-headed Woodpecker (3) Red-bellied Woodpecker (1) Northern Flicker (1) Pileated Woodpecker (2) Eastern Kingbird (1) Common Raven (2) American Crow (5) Tree Swallow (30) Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1) Barn Swallow (12) Black-capped Chickadee (1) Tufted Titmouse (2) American Robin (2) Eastern Bluebird (2) European Starling (50) Yellow Warbler (1) Common Yellowthroat (1) Song Sparrow (2) Red-winged Blackbird (20) Eastern Meadowlark (1) Common Grackle (10) Orchard Oriole (2) Baltimore Oriole (4) Observers: David Carr and Judy Masi Subject: Rose-breasted Grosbeaks From: Jim Triplett <jtrippy AT SUDDENLINKMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 19:33:22 -0500 We had 6 male and 1 female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks at our feeder yesterday and today. -- Jim Triplett 1198 Fledderjohn Rd Charleston, WV 25314 Bus: 304-344-3554 Home: 304-345-3336 jtrippy AT suddenlinkmail.com Subject: Swainson's Thrush and Cape May Warbler From: Jim Triplett <jtrippy AT SUDDENLINKMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 19:31:20 -0500 Bird walk lead by Russ Young at the Spring Hill Cemetery in Charleston yielded Swainson's Thrush, Cape May Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Eastern Wood Pewee and 57 additional species. -- Jim Triplett 1198 Fledderjohn Rd Charleston, WV 25314 Bus: 304-344-3554 Home: 304-345-3336 jtrippy AT suddenlinkmail.com Subject: early empid and other UDC notables From: "gljeinwv AT juno.com" <gljeinwv@JUNO.COM> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 00:18:56 GMT Another cold and low-activity morning of birding. A long walk on the rail-trail system at UDC produced fewer than 60 species. The consolation prize though was the earliest Willow Flycatcher I’ve ever seen in this area. List of notables is below and total list is below that. With the exception of the Lesser Yellowlegs and Spotted Sandpiper, all species were seen/heard from the rail-trail. Had Magnolia and Northern Parula Warblers in the yard prior to leaving for UDC. Notables; Green Heron Osprey Northern Harrier Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Ruby-throated Hummingbird Willow Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wood Thrush Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing Blue-winged Warbler Yellow Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Scarlet Tanager White-throated Sparrow Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Bobolink Baltimore Oriole Purple Finch Total list: Mallard Green Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey Northern Harrier Killdeer Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Willow Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe White-eyed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren House Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wood Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Cedar Waxwing Blue-winged Warbler Yellow Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Scarlet Tanager Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Baltimore Oriole Purple Finch House Finch American Goldfinch Gary Felton - Kingwood _____________________________________________________________ Pamper yourself with great package deals on luxury travel. 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