| WV-BIRD |
| Received |
From |
Subject |
| 5/13/25 4:15 am |
James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...> |
Migratory Bird Day - 5/10/25 & weekend |
| 5/9/25 10:55 am |
Debby Koegler <kullbeach...> |
eBird -- Oglebay Park -- May 9, 2025 |
| 5/9/25 10:38 am |
Debby Koegler <kullbeach...> |
eBird -- Oglebay Park -- May 9, 2025 |
| 5/9/25 10:37 am |
Debby Koegler <kullbeach...> |
eBird -- Oglebay Park -- May 9, 2025 |
| 5/7/25 2:25 pm |
Debby Koegler <kullbeach...> |
eBird Checklist - 7 May 2025 - Grand Vue Park - 27 species |
| 5/7/25 8:52 am |
Rich Bailey <wvbirds...> |
Upland sandpiper - Greenbrier County |
| 5/7/25 8:47 am |
Rich Bailey <wvbirds...> |
Loggerhead shrikes, Greenbrier Valley |
| 5/7/25 7:54 am |
Casey Rucker <autoblock...> |
Hungry birds (Tucker) |
| 5/6/25 10:29 am |
Bruni Haydl <bruni...> |
Woohoo! |
| 5/5/25 7:58 am |
jerry Kruth <00000005ead0dac6-dmarc-request...> |
Re: New Arrivals |
| 5/5/25 7:57 am |
James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...> |
Fwd: eBird Report - BHNEBE, May 5, 2025 |
| 5/5/25 7:56 am |
James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...> |
Fwd: eBird Report - New River Gorge NP--Madams Creek to Sandstone Falls (Summers Co.), May 5, 2025 |
| 5/4/25 3:03 pm |
<bruni...> <bruni...> |
New Arrivals |
| 5/4/25 1:53 pm |
Paul Mckay <paulmck57...> |
Ohio County Birds |
| 5/4/25 6:17 am |
Paul Mckay <paulmck57...> |
Ohio County Birds Paul McKay |
| 5/4/25 5:42 am |
MFowler <monty...> |
No hummers yet |
| 5/3/25 7:42 am |
LeJay Graffious <lejaygraffious...> |
Old Hemlock, Preston, West Virginia, US |
| 5/3/25 6:17 am |
Paul Mckay <paulmck57...> |
Ohio County Birds Paul McKay |
| 5/2/25 6:41 am |
Paul Mckay <paulmck57...> |
Ohio County Birds Paul McKay |
| 5/2/25 6:15 am |
Andy Weaks <awboat...> |
Carolina Wren |
| 4/29/25 4:51 am |
James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...> |
Can anyone solve this puzzle for me? |
| 4/28/25 2:57 pm |
Donna Mitchell <dmitchellbirding...> |
Whip-poor- will |
| 4/28/25 5:03 am |
James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...> |
Fwd: eBird Report - Bluestone S.P., Meador Campground, Apr 27, 2025 |
| 4/25/25 7:59 am |
LeJay Graffious <lejaygraffious...> |
Old Hemlock, Preston, West Virginia, US |
| 4/24/25 7:54 am |
LeJay Graffious <lejaygraffious...> |
Old Hemlock, Preston, West Virginia, US |
| 4/23/25 8:24 am |
LeJay Graffious <lejaygraffious...> |
Old Hemlock, Preston, West Virginia, US |
| 4/23/25 7:34 am |
Paul Mckay <paulmck57...> |
Ohio County Birds FOY |
| 4/23/25 3:56 am |
Wilbur Hershberger <00000112844fb3c8-dmarc-request...> |
FOY sightings |
| 4/22/25 7:26 am |
LeJay Graffious <lejaygraffious...> |
Fwd: eBird Report - Old Hemlock, Apr 22, 2025 |
| 4/21/25 5:50 am |
Casey Rucker <autoblock...> |
Grosbeaks (Tucker) |
| 4/20/25 3:32 pm |
Bruni Haydl <bruni...> |
New arrival |
| 4/19/25 11:10 am |
Donna Mitchell <dmitchellbirding...> |
grasshopper sparrow |
| 4/19/25 7:01 am |
Paul Mckay <paulmck57...> |
Ohio County Birds Paul McKay |
| 4/19/25 5:46 am |
James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...> |
My 1st 90 minutes today! |
| 4/18/25 3:14 pm |
Ross Brittain <rossalanbrittain...> |
House Wren |
| 4/18/25 12:29 pm |
Wilbur Hershberger <00000112844fb3c8-dmarc-request...> |
FOY Ovenbird |
| 4/18/25 12:18 pm |
Bruni Haydl <bruni...> |
What the heck....? |
| 4/18/25 7:30 am |
James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...> |
Grosbeak |
| 4/17/25 4:43 am |
James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...> |
Fwd: eBird Report - Bluestone S.P., Meador Campground, Apr 16, 2025 |
| 4/15/25 7:08 pm |
John B. Waugaman, Jr. <jwaugama...> |
Re: RTHB |
| 4/15/25 3:04 pm |
Shannon Burner <shannonann66...> |
Re: RTHB |
| 4/15/25 3:00 pm |
Shannon Burner <shannonann66...> |
Re: RTHB |
| 4/15/25 1:48 pm |
Lynne Wiseman <0000001f1aa07fb9-dmarc-request...> |
RTHB |
| 4/15/25 6:43 am |
James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...> |
Hummingbird FOS |
| 4/14/25 7:06 am |
Shannon Burner <shannonann66...> |
Re: FOS gray catbird |
| 4/14/25 6:26 am |
James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...> |
FOS gray catbird |
| 4/14/25 6:12 am |
Paul Mckay <paulmck57...> |
Ohio County Birds Paul McKay |
| 4/13/25 11:59 am |
cynthia burkhart <000000990b36e23b-dmarc-request...> |
Horned Grebe |
| 4/13/25 6:23 am |
Paul Mckay <paulmck57...> |
Ohio County Birds Paul McKay |
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Date: 5/13/25 4:15 am
From: James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...>
Subject: Migratory Bird Day - 5/10/25 & weekend |
We found 36 species in our yard including white-throated sparrow & purple
finch.
Then went to Bluestone S.P. and had 13 species at the Pits, 8 at the boat
launch, 40 in Meador Campground & 16 in Old Mill Campground.
Highlights were killdeer with 3 babies, both yellowlegs, solitary
sandpiper, 2 ospreys & redstart building a nest.
Next, Mt Valley Lake - 22 species including pied-billed grebe, blue-winged
teal pair & 6 spotted sandpipers.
Hinton to Sandstone Falls - 33 species
Highlights were double-crested cormorants, all swallows except bank & all
vireos except Philadelphia.
Indian Ridge/Lick Creek - 24 species.
Total for the day - 80 species
Sunday, we did the WV/VA border at East River Mt. Overlook/Cove Creek.
Added 9 species for a weekend total of 89 species including 11 warbler
species.
Jim& Judy Phillips
Summers County
Pipestem, WV
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Date: 5/9/25 10:55 am
From: Debby Koegler <kullbeach...>
Subject: eBird -- Oglebay Park -- May 9, 2025 |
Oglebay Park
May 9, 2025
11:19 AM
Traveling
1.90 miles
125 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 3.2.2 Build 3.2.21
1 Pileated Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
1 Eastern Phoebe
2 Yellow-throated Vireo
3 Red-eyed Vireo
2 Blue Jay
4 lAmerican Crow
1 Carolina Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
2 Wood Thrush
3 American Robin
1 Chipping Sparrow
2 Eastern Towhee
1 American Redstart
2 Yellow-throated Warbler
4 Northern Cardinal
Number of Taxa: 16
DEBBY KOEGLER
OHIO COUNTY
WHEELING
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Date: 5/9/25 10:38 am
From: Debby Koegler <kullbeach...>
Subject: eBird -- Oglebay Park -- May 9, 2025 |
Oglebay Park
May 9, 2025
11:19 AM
Traveling
1.90 miles
125 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 3.2.2 Build 3.2.21
1 Pileated Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
1 Eastern Phoebe
2 Yellow-throated Vireo
3 Red-eyed Vireo
2 Blue Jay
4 American Crow
1 Carolina Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
2 Wood Thrush
3 American Robin
1 Chipping Sparrow
2 Eastern Towhee
1 American Redstart
2 Yellow-throated Warbler
4 Northern Cardinal
Number of Taxa: 16
DEBBY KOEGLER
OHIO COUNTY
WHEELING
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Date: 5/9/25 10:37 am
From: Debby Koegler <kullbeach...>
Subject: eBird -- Oglebay Park -- May 9, 2025 |
Oglebay Park
May 9, 2025
11:19 AM
Traveling
1.90 miles
125 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 3.2.2 Build 3.2.21
1 Pileated Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
1 Eastern Phoebe
2 Yellow-throated Vireo
3 Red-eyed Vireo
2 Blue Jay
4 American Crow
1 Carolina Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
2 Wood Thrush
3 American Robin
1 Chipping Sparrow
2 Eastern Towhee
1 American Redstart
2 Yellow-throated Warbler
4 Northern Cardinal
Number of Taxa: 16
DEBBY
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Date: 5/7/25 8:52 am
From: Rich Bailey <wvbirds...>
Subject: Upland sandpiper - Greenbrier County |
Hi all, on April 28 WVDNR staff encountered and photographed an upland
sandpiper on an extensive ridgetop timber harvest/burn unit on USFS
property in eastern Greenbrier County. The bird was almost certainly
stopping off while passing through, but any upland sandpiper in eastern
states these days is a great find.
Rich Bailey, Elkins
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Date: 5/7/25 8:47 am
From: Rich Bailey <wvbirds...>
Subject: Loggerhead shrikes, Greenbrier Valley |
Hi all, we undertook our annual banding forway in the valley last week
(4/28-4/30) and encountered 8 shrikes in Greenbrier and Monroe counties. We
banded 6, and 2 were already banded. Two pairs, 4 bachelors. I continue to
suspect that a dearth of available females is a limiting factor.
Rich Bailey, Elkins
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Date: 5/7/25 7:54 am
From: Casey Rucker <autoblock...>
Subject: Hungry birds (Tucker) |
Hi, all,
A Brown Thrasher just surprised me by availing itself of sunflower seeds on
my deck, and the six pairs of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks as well as the usual
suspects have been hitting the supplies pretty heavily.
Last Saturday (5/3) Bobolinks were back at Freeland Road in Canaan Valley.
On Sunday I found 13 warblers at my friend's farm in Dryfork, Randolph
County, and several locations in Tucker. Ovenbird,
Worm-eating, Louisiana Waterthrush, Hooded, Common Yellowthroat, American
Redstart, Northern Parula, Chestnut-sided, Yellow, Black-throated Blue,
Yellow-throated, Black-throated Green, and Canada.
Good birding,
Casey Rucker
Dry Fork, WV
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Date: 5/6/25 10:29 am
From: Bruni Haydl <bruni...>
Subject: Woohoo! |
Just had a Red-headed woodpecker on the suet. Breathtaking. Now he's been flying through the yard and back to the suet on the walnut tree. It is overcast, really highlighting that rich spring green of the grass and new foliage so he looks even more flashy. My neighbor had gotten one on her birdcam a few times last week, but nothing beats seeing them in the flesh.
While I was admiring the Red-headed, a lovely Great-crested Flycatcher showed up, first of the season.
Last week, the Hummingbird was on the edge of the concrete birdbath getting a drink. Just like the bigger birds. So cute. The second male hummingbird arrived this morning. Nice when they are close to each other so you know for sure there are two.
The pile of Christmas greens, now a cinnamon brown, were perfect camouflage for a Brown Thrasher. Would have missed him if he hadn't moved.
Two different female Baltimore orioles have been coming for Alpaca wool. It is satisfying to know they are nesting in the neighborhood. Just saw a Kingbird yank a beak full of alpaca wool. Titmice have also availed themselves of the stuff. I was surprised to find a small ball of it in a Tree swallow nest. I'd say that's a hot item.
There are a number of Gray catbirds. I've seen nesting material being carried into the quince shrub. I wonder whether they would tolerate each other if there were two nests.
Bruni Haydl
Charles Town, WV
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Date: 5/5/25 7:58 am
From: jerry Kruth <00000005ead0dac6-dmarc-request...>
Subject: Re: New Arrivals |
Lovely post Bruni. Thanks for taking us there!
Jk Pgh
On Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 06:03:00 PM EDT, <bruni...> <bruni...> wrote:
This morning the second Hummingbird showed up. It is either a female or a young male without the ruby throat.
I was surprised and happy to find a lone White-crowned sparrow on my patio on Friday. It is still her today.
A couple of hours ago I saw my first Baltimore orioles. They were two females, gathering alpaca fiber for their nests. Would love to see them build their nest. Later on a Titmouse was pulling fibers as well. Seems to be a hot item. I even found a ball of it in a Tree swallow nest, instead of the feathers they normally use to line it. For the first time a Tree swallow has taken the Gilbertson nestbox. I'm used to seeing them poke their heads out of the opening but noticed something odd was sticking out for two days. My first thought was that a predator had pulled the parent partially out. When I checked it, it was a 9" black feather that was too big and stiff to go all the way in. That was a relief.
Good news on my neighbor's RS Hawk's nest. One of the adults was on the edge of the nest pulling on some food. Next thing I see part of a gray fuzzy head popping up. Too early to tell how many youngsters there are.
Bruni HaydlCharles Town, WV
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Date: 5/5/25 7:57 am
From: James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...>
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - BHNEBE, May 5, 2025 |
Hinton, WV
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From: <do-not-reply...>
Date: Mon, May 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Subject: eBird Report - BHNEBE, May 5, 2025
To: <jimandjudyphillips...>
BHNEBE, Summers, West Virginia, US
May 5, 2025 8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: 53 degrees, cloudy with some fog
23 species
Canada Goose 6
Common Merganser 1
Double-crested Cormorant 24
Great Blue Heron 6
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 1
Northern Flicker 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 18
European Starling 4
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 2
House Sparrow 5
American Goldfinch 1
Song Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 10
Yellow Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S233443528
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
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Date: 5/5/25 7:56 am
From: James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...>
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - New River Gorge NP--Madams Creek to Sandstone Falls (Summers Co.), May 5, 2025 |
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <do-not-reply...>
Date: Mon, May 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Subject: eBird Report - New River Gorge NP--Madams Creek to Sandstone Falls
(Summers Co.), May 5, 2025
To: <jimandjudyphillips...>
New River Gorge NP--Madams Creek to Sandstone Falls (Summers Co.), Summers,
West Virginia, US
May 5, 2025 7:20 AM - 8:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
8.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: 53 degrees, cloudy with some fog
42 species
Canada Goose 12
Mallard 2
Common Merganser 5
Chimney Swift 13
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 4
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 3
American Crow 4
Tufted Titmouse 6
Tree Swallow 22
Cliff Swallow 11
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 8
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin 9
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 6
Red-winged Blackbird 26
Common Grackle 37
Kentucky Warbler 1
Hooded Warbler 1
Northern Parula 2
Yellow Warbler 4
Scarlet Tanager 3
Northern Cardinal 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S233445287
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
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Date: 5/4/25 3:03 pm
From: <bruni...> <bruni...>
Subject: New Arrivals |
This morning the second Hummingbird showed up. It is either a female or a young male without the ruby throat.
I was surprised and happy to find a lone White-crowned sparrow on my patio on Friday. It is still her today.
A couple of hours ago I saw my first Baltimore orioles. They were two females, gathering alpaca fiber for their nests. Would love to see them build their nest. Later on a Titmouse was pulling fibers as well. Seems to be a hot item. I even found a ball of it in a Tree swallow nest, instead of the feathers they normally use to line it. For the first time a Tree swallow has taken the Gilbertson nestbox. I'm used to seeing them poke their heads out of the opening but noticed something odd was sticking out for two days. My first thought was that a predator had pulled the parent partially out. When I checked it, it was a 9" black feather that was too big and stiff to go all the way in. That was a relief.
Good news on my neighbor's RS Hawk's nest. One of the adults was on the edge of the nest pulling on some food. Next thing I see part of a gray fuzzy head popping up. Too early to tell how many youngsters there are.
Bruni HaydlCharles Town, WV
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Date: 5/4/25 1:53 pm
From: Paul Mckay <paulmck57...>
Subject: Ohio County Birds |
Hi Everyone,
While doing a stream clean up on Middle Wheeling Creek for Trout Unlimited
on the delayed harvest section just below Oglebay Institute Jr. Nature Camp
I did a little birding.
This is always a great stretch for birds and flowers.
Got the following:
1.Cerulean Warbler (FOY and where I first saw one as a young camper)
2. Redstarts (FOY and everywhere)
3. Yellowthroats
4. Yellow-Throated Warbler (FOY)
5. Yellow Warblers
6. Red-Eyed Vireo
7.Wood Thrush
8.Robin
9. Catbird
10. Carolina Wren
11. House Wren
12. Bluejay
13. Crow
14. Tufted Titmouse
15. Acadian Flycatcher(FOY)
16.Phoebe
17. Red-Bellied Woodpecker
18. Great Blue Heron
19. House Sparrow
20. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
21.Indigo Bunting
22. Towhee
23. Song Sparrow
Paul
Paul McKay
Ohio County
Paul
Paul M. McKay, Esq.
4404 Oglebay Drive
Wheeling, WV, 26003
304 780 0557
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Date: 5/4/25 6:17 am
From: Paul Mckay <paulmck57...>
Subject: Ohio County Birds Paul McKay |
https://ebird.org/checklist/S232927310
5 minutes using Merlin app while feeding horse.
Paul
Paul M. McKay, Esq.
4404 Oglebay Drive
Wheeling, WV, 26003
304 780 0557
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Date: 5/4/25 5:42 am
From: MFowler <monty...>
Subject: No hummers yet |
Maybe it has been the prolonged rains we've been having, but I put the
feeder up on April 15 and haven't seen a single hummingbird yet. Although
I've noticed that bees seem rather thin on the ground as well.
Monty Fowler
Beverly Hills area
Huntington
Please note new e-mail address: <monty...>
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Date: 5/3/25 7:42 am
From: LeJay Graffious <lejaygraffious...>
Subject: Old Hemlock, Preston, West Virginia, US |
Spring awakens Old Hemlock’s heart,
Where dogwood blooms in petals bright,
Azalea flares in crimson art,
And morning’s gold dissolves the night.
Through wooded halls and emerald lanes,
The feathered choir returns once more,
Forty voices lift refrains,
A melody the hills adore.
Mourning doves with gentle sighs,
Kestrel sentries scanning high,
Thrushes weave their soft replies,
As robins paint the dawn-lit sky.
Blue-headed vireos call with grace,
Meadowlarks in fields declare,
Cardinals dressed in crimson lace,
Buntings scatter sapphire air.
Through hemmed-in woods, the echoes ring,
Red-winged calls in marshes flow,
Towhees flare their ruffled wing,
Goldfinches flash in fleeting glow.
Here, beneath the greening limb,
Where the ancient trees still stand,
Spring’s embrace is full to brim,
Its song alive upon the land.
Old Hemlock breathes in light once more,
Wrapped in May’s unfolding store.
Old Hemlock, Preston, West Virginia, US
May 3, 2025 9:12 AM - 10:13 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.4 mile(s)
40 species
Mourning Dove 5
Killdeer 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Red-headed Woodpecker 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 3
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin 4
House Finch 3
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 7
Field Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 4
Eastern Towhee 9
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 9
Ovenbird 2
Common Yellowthroat 6
Hooded Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 8
Prairie Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Indigo Bunting 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S232469584
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
LeJay Graffious
Administrator
Old Hemlock Foundation
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Date: 5/3/25 6:17 am
From: Paul Mckay <paulmck57...>
Subject: Ohio County Birds Paul McKay |
https://ebird.org/checklist/S232424540
FOY house Wren.
5 minutes feeding horse using Merlin
Paul
Paul M. McKay, Esq.
4404 Oglebay Drive
Wheeling, WV, 26003
304 780 0557
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Date: 5/2/25 6:41 am
From: Paul Mckay <paulmck57...>
Subject: Ohio County Birds Paul McKay |
https://ebird.org/checklist/S231974287
Paul
Paul M. McKay, Esq.
4404 Oglebay Drive
Wheeling, WV, 26003
304 780 0557
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Date: 5/2/25 6:15 am
From: Andy Weaks <awboat...>
Subject: Carolina Wren |
We got back a week or so ago and I just realized that we have zero Carolina
Wrens. There are usually at least 3-4 pairs within earshot of our house.
This year none.
I guess the winter was pretty brutal for them. At least we won't have to
battle them on their quest for interior nesting spots.
I'd rather have the battle than the silence.
North-central Marion County
Andy
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Date: 4/29/25 4:51 am
From: James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...>
Subject: Can anyone solve this puzzle for me? |
About 7 this morning, I distinctly heard a bird in our yard saying "oo oo
oowe". I tried to see it without moving the curtain, but all I could see
were red- winged blackbirds & blue jays.
So, I stepped on the porch with my binoculars but the only additional
species visible were a gray catbird & a common grackle without a tail.
I haven't been drinking alcohol this early. I am no crazier than usual. My
only thought is it was the catbird mocking something it had heard.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions that don't involve mental health.
Jim Phillips
Summers County
Pipestem, WV
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Date: 4/28/25 2:57 pm
From: Donna Mitchell <dmitchellbirding...>
Subject: Whip-poor- will |
On April 24th there was a whip-poor-will on my neighbor's farm. I heard it at 10 pm, then again at 3:30 am and it was still going when I got up at 5:30 am. We've lived here for 18 years and it's the first time I've heard one. Haven't heard it since.
The first snipe of the year was in a small wetland, again on neighbor's farm.
Barbour County
Donna Mitchell
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Date: 4/28/25 5:03 am
From: James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...>
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Bluestone S.P., Meador Campground, Apr 27, 2025 |
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <do-not-reply...>
Date: Mon, Apr 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Subject: eBird Report - Bluestone S.P., Meador Campground, Apr 27, 2025
To: <jimandjudyphillips...>
Bluestone S.P., Meador Campground, Summers, West Virginia, US
Apr 27, 2025 12:40 PM - 1:46 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: 63 degrees, partly cloudy
44 species
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 3
Turkey Vulture 4
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 4
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 4
Common Raven 3
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
Wood Thrush 4
American Robin 9
American Goldfinch 2
Chipping Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Baltimore Oriole 3
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 11
Ovenbird 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Hooded Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 3
Northern Cardinal 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S230394246
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Date: 4/25/25 7:59 am
From: LeJay Graffious <lejaygraffious...>
Subject: Old Hemlock, Preston, West Virginia, US |
My setters and I walked my mist net lanes this morning preparing for MAPS
(Monitoring Avian Production and Survivorship) season. The number of
neotropical migrants increased since yesterday.
LeJay
Old Hemlock, Preston, West Virginia, US
Apr 25, 2025 9:51 AM - 10:12 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.45 mile(s)
26 species
Canada Goose 2
Mourning Dove 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 2
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin 1
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 7
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 3
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Ovenbird 5
Hooded Warbler 8 Returning to known breeding area
Scarlet Tanager 1 First of the year
Northern Cardinal 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S229211241
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
LeJay Graffious
Administrator
Old Hemlock Foundation
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Date: 4/24/25 7:54 am
From: LeJay Graffious <lejaygraffious...>
Subject: Old Hemlock, Preston, West Virginia, US |
The pups and I did a short turn on the trails at Old Hemlock. Two first of
the year birds were observed. The Carolina Wren has been absent since
December. Glad to see them back. A Prairie Warbler was observed. I hope
in sticks.
LeJay
Old Hemlock, Preston, West Virginia, US
Apr 24, 2025 9:25 AM - 10:08 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.86 mile(s)
29 species
Wild Turkey 2
Mourning Dove 4
Killdeer 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 6
Eastern Phoebe 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern House Wren 6
Carolina Wren 1 First of the year
European Starling 1
Brown Thrasher 1
American Robin 3
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 11
White-throated Sparrow 4
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Yellowthroat 5
Hooded Warbler 2
Prairie Warbler 1 First of the year
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S228859091
LeJay Graffious
Administrator
Old Hemlock Foundation
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Date: 4/23/25 8:24 am
From: LeJay Graffious <lejaygraffious...>
Subject: Old Hemlock, Preston, West Virginia, US |
Dr. Chris Lituma's Ornithology Class was at Old Hemlock this morning for an
hour bird walk. I was impressed with the students' knowledge of the
scientific names of our birds.
Not too bad of a list for lack of time to hit all of our habitats.
The bird of the day for the groups was the Red-headed Woodpecker. One
student told the it completed all the woodpeckers on his WV List.
Old Hemlock, Preston, West Virginia, US
Apr 23, 2025 9:18 AM - 10:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.84 mile(s)
35 species
Mourning Dove 2
Killdeer 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 5
Common Raven 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern House Wren 3
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 1
Purple Finch (Eastern) 1
American Goldfinch 8
Field Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 5
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Ovenbird 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Hooded Warbler 1
Northern Parula 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 3
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LeJay Graffious
Administrator
Old Hemlock Foundation
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Date: 4/23/25 7:34 am
From: Paul Mckay <paulmck57...>
Subject: Ohio County Birds FOY |
Hi
Just a quick update on some firsts and some anomalies.
Today was the first meadowlark and the first tree swallows, very late for
them.
Also today, it is possible that Merlin got into some mushrooms since it
heard a Bobolink 3 times on my field. I could not hear it, but using the
playback feature it was too weak for my ears and at two different pitches.
Just call notes, similar to Sibley's Pink Call. Looking at an old Golden
Guide and its sonagrams did not help since they skipped Bobolinks, so I
will call this a hallucination. Although, I see no reason why it would not
be there and the sonagram on Merlin looked good, but no proof.
As an aside, one can easily match up the sonagram on merlin with the
sonagram on the Golden Guide for most birds if one is looking for proof of
a bird without a visual identification.
Yesterday, was the first Yellow throated vireo, and Yellowthroat.
4-21 was the first Blue Gray Gnatcatcher Yellow Rumped Warbler.
All of these were on my farm, while feeding my horse, except the Yellow
Throated Vireo which was 200 yards west along route 88 in my front yard at
first light.
All the best.
--
Paul
Paul M. McKay, Esq.
4404 Oglebay Drive
Wheeling, WV, 26003
304 780 0557
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Date: 4/23/25 3:56 am
From: Wilbur Hershberger <00000112844fb3c8-dmarc-request...>
Subject: FOY sightings |
This morning I had several Ovenbirds singing in the woods around the house.
On the 21st, the FOY Wood Thrushes were here along with Great Crested Flycatcher and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.
Wil Hershberger
Hedgesville, WV
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Date: 4/22/25 7:26 am
From: LeJay Graffious <lejaygraffious...>
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Old Hemlock, Apr 22, 2025 |
I love spring at Old Hemlock. In preparation for tomorrow’s WVU Ornithology
class, I walked the planned loop and was rewarded with sightings of my
first Wood Thrush and Ovenbird of the year.
LeJay
Old Hemlock, Preston, West Virginia, US
Apr 22, 2025 9:06 AM - 9:58 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.35 mile(s)
30 species
Wild Turkey 2
Mourning Dove 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern House Wren 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
Wood Thrush 1 First of the year
American Robin 2
American Goldfinch 5
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 6
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
Ovenbird 3 First of the year
Louisiana Waterthrush 3
Common Yellowthroat 1
Hooded Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S228168344
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
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LeJay Graffious
Administrator
Old Hemlock Foundation
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Date: 4/21/25 5:50 am
From: Casey Rucker <autoblock...>
Subject: Grosbeaks (Tucker) |
Hi, all,
A pair of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks just appeared at the feeders. Right on
time!
Good birding,
Casey Rucker
Dry Fork, WV
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Date: 4/20/25 3:32 pm
From: Bruni Haydl <bruni...>
Subject: New arrival |
A pair of Catbirds sitting on the shepherdshook was a welcome sight this morning. They disappeared into the quince shrub where they nested last year. Kind of reminds me of living above the store. Food and birdbaths with fresh water are close by.
Lots of Bluejays in the yard. At one point, nine were crowded on the food tray. They appear in large numbers every year at this time.
A Cooper's or Sharpie zoomed in at one point and landed in the walnut tree. All I could see was yellow feet and part of a barred tail.
Several times today I saw the Nuthatch hacking away at the remnants of that dead mouse that has been out there a couple of days. That's something I haven't seen before. Another reminder how little is wasted in nature.
Bruni Haydl
Jefferson Co.
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Date: 4/19/25 11:10 am
From: Donna Mitchell <dmitchellbirding...>
Subject: grasshopper sparrow |
FOY- Had the first of the year grasshopper sparrow on April 17th.
Donna Mitchell
Barbour County
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Date: 4/19/25 7:01 am
From: Paul Mckay <paulmck57...>
Subject: Ohio County Birds Paul McKay |
First yellow warblers
Catbirds
White eyed vireos
https://ebird.org/checklist/S226979593
Paul
Paul M. McKay, Esq.
4404 Oglebay Drive
Wheeling, WV, 26003
304 780 0557
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Date: 4/19/25 5:46 am
From: James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...>
Subject: My 1st 90 minutes today! |
Even with our windows closed, the spring peepers woke me up at 5:45 this
morning. I decided to step out on the porch and see who else was around.
Here's my list in order of appearance -
American robin
Mourning dove
Gray catbird
Brown thrasher
Eastern towhee
White-throated sparrow
Northern cardinal
Wild turkey - 2 groups
Wood thrush
Easter screech-owl
Song sparrow
Rooster
Northern mockingbird
Coyotes
American crow
Dogs
Red-bellied woodpecker
House wren - first of the year
Eastern whip-poor-will- first one I have seen in years
Tufted titmouse
Cow
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Tree swallow
Carolina Wren
Carolina chickadee
American goldfinch
Blue Jay
Red- winged blackbird
White-breasted nuthatch
Red-shouldered hawk
Downy woodpecker
House finch
28 species of birds, 1 domestic bird, 1 mammal species, 2 domestic mammals
& 1 amphibian species.
Jim Phillips
Summers County
Pipestem, WV
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Date: 4/18/25 3:14 pm
From: Ross Brittain <rossalanbrittain...>
Subject: House Wren |
Hi All
The FOY Hoyse Wren was singing g in our backyard this afternoon, and two FOY naked Ruby-throated Hummingbirds showed up as well.
As an extra treat was a sight I have never seen in over 40 years of birdwatching… a flock of 12 Chipping Sparrows under the feeder.
Happy Spring!
Ross Brittain
Bridgeport
Sent from my iPhone
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Date: 4/18/25 12:29 pm
From: Wilbur Hershberger <00000112844fb3c8-dmarc-request...>
Subject: FOY Ovenbird |
I had my FOY Ovenbird singing at Sleepy Creek WMA, Berkeley Co., this morning.
Wil Hershberger
Hedgesville, Berkeley Co.
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Date: 4/18/25 12:18 pm
From: Bruni Haydl <bruni...>
Subject: What the heck....? |
I'd caught a mouse in the garage and put it at the edge of the patio so that night creatures would eat it. Usually it is gone by morning. Not this time. When I looked out, there was a Chickadee pecking at the mouse belly, pulling fur! That was enough to make me get the grapevine heart stuffed with alpaca wool that I had purchased at auction recently. A Titmouse was pulling on it almost immediately, followed by the Chickadee. Nice to provide a bit of luxury in these tough times.😉
A few days ago a Mourning Dove crashed into the patio door with such force that it broke its neck. No doubt it was chased by a hawk because they are very familiar with the backyard and usually waddle around like chickens. It was gone by mid-evening, so it was someone's dinner.
This morning, I saw an Osprey in a sycamore on Wilt Rd. It may be the same one I saw a week ago on the other side of the Shenandoah on Bloomery Rd. The two pairs of Wood ducks were off Rissler Rd. Two Canada geese were sitting on their nest.
The Housewren has arrived. The female Towhee came several days ago. Not as flashy as the male but very sweet. My birding buddy in the subdivision next door just called with some exciting news. She saw a Red-headed woodpecker on her birdcam feeder. It was there at 7:15 but because she's not an early riser she only saw it on tape.
Bruni Haydl
Jefferson Co.
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Date: 4/18/25 7:30 am
From: James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...>
Subject: Grosbeak |
We had our first of the season rose-breasted grosbeak at the feeder this
morning.
Jim & Judy Phillips
Summers County
Pipestem, WV
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Date: 4/17/25 4:43 am
From: James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...>
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Bluestone S.P., Meador Campground, Apr 16, 2025 |
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From: <do-not-reply...>
Date: Thu, Apr 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Subject: eBird Report - Bluestone S.P., Meador Campground, Apr 16, 2025
To: <jimandjudyphillips...>
Bluestone S.P., Meador Campground, Summers, West Virginia, US
Apr 16, 2025 12:15 PM - 1:03 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: 57 degrees, partly cloudy
Redbuds & Dogwoods blooming.
Chorus Frogs calling from roadside ditches.
18 species
Canada Goose 2
Mourning Dove 5
Turkey Vulture 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Tufted Titmouse 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Carolina Wren 1
Brown Thrasher 2
American Robin 10
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Common Grackle 7
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S226274847
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
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Date: 4/15/25 7:08 pm
From: John B. Waugaman, Jr. <jwaugama...>
Subject: Re: RTHB |
First RTH in Wayne County, WV, today. First seen around 6:00 PM.
John B. Waugaman, Jr.
Director of Administrative Services
Wayne County Schools
PO Box 70-212 North Court St.
Wayne, WV 25570
(304) 272-5115 x302
(304) 272-6500 fax
On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM Shannon Burner <shannonann66...>
wrote:
> Thank you! I'm about an hour and a half West of you, so fingers crossed, I
> see one at my feeder soon!
>
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 6:03 PM Lynne Wiseman <lewiseman...> wrote:
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> > Sorry, between Harpers Ferry and Shepherdstown in the Eastern Panhandle!
> > Lynne Wiseman
> > Jefferson County
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Apr 15, 2025, at 6:00 PM, Shannon Burner <shannonann66...>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Can you tell us where in WV you are located?
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 4:48 PM Lynne Wiseman <
> > <0000001f1aa07fb9-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> >
> >> Right on time a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird has arrived! It’s been at
> >> least 2-3 years he’s showed up at the feeder on April 15th! Yeah!
> >> Take care, Lynne
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
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> >
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Date: 4/15/25 3:04 pm
From: Shannon Burner <shannonann66...>
Subject: Re: RTHB |
Thank you! I'm about an hour and a half West of you, so fingers crossed, I
see one at my feeder soon!
On Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 6:03 PM Lynne Wiseman <lewiseman...> wrote:
> Sorry, between Harpers Ferry and Shepherdstown in the Eastern Panhandle!
> Lynne Wiseman
> Jefferson County
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 15, 2025, at 6:00 PM, Shannon Burner <shannonann66...>
> wrote:
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> Can you tell us where in WV you are located?
>
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 4:48 PM Lynne Wiseman <
> <0000001f1aa07fb9-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>
>> Right on time a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird has arrived! It’s been at
>> least 2-3 years he’s showed up at the feeder on April 15th! Yeah!
>> Take care, Lynne
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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Date: 4/15/25 3:00 pm
From: Shannon Burner <shannonann66...>
Subject: Re: RTHB |
Can you tell us where in WV you are located?
On Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 4:48 PM Lynne Wiseman <
<0000001f1aa07fb9-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> Right on time a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird has arrived! It’s been at
> least 2-3 years he’s showed up at the feeder on April 15th! Yeah!
> Take care, Lynne
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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Date: 4/15/25 1:48 pm
From: Lynne Wiseman <0000001f1aa07fb9-dmarc-request...>
Subject: RTHB |
Right on time a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird has arrived! It’s been at least 2-3 years he’s showed up at the feeder on April 15th! Yeah!
Take care, Lynne
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Date: 4/15/25 6:43 am
From: James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...>
Subject: Hummingbird FOS |
We had our first of season ruby-throated hummingbird yesterday(April 14th).
That makes 5 years in a row that the 14th has been the day.
Jim & Judy Phillips
Summers County
Pipestem, WV
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Date: 4/14/25 7:06 am
From: Shannon Burner <shannonann66...>
Subject: Re: FOS gray catbird |
Always a treat this time of year to see/hear who arrived overnight!
On Mon, Apr 14, 2025, 9:26 AM James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...>
wrote:
> A gray catbird woke me up this morning. First of the season!
> Later in the morning, I looked out the window and was eye to eye with a
> turkey vulture. I've had a gimpy leg lately but otherwise feel fine.
>
> Jim Phillips
> Summers County
> Pipestem, WV
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Date: 4/14/25 6:26 am
From: James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...>
Subject: FOS gray catbird |
A gray catbird woke me up this morning. First of the season!
Later in the morning, I looked out the window and was eye to eye with a
turkey vulture. I've had a gimpy leg lately but otherwise feel fine.
Jim Phillips
Summers County
Pipestem, WV
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Date: 4/14/25 6:12 am
From: Paul Mckay <paulmck57...>
Subject: Ohio County Birds Paul McKay |
https://ebird.org/checklist/S225530027
Paul
Paul M. McKay, Esq.
4404 Oglebay Drive
Wheeling, WV, 26003
304 780 0557
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Date: 4/13/25 11:59 am
From: cynthia burkhart <000000990b36e23b-dmarc-request...>
Subject: Horned Grebe |
Not here today, so I guess he has finally rested enough and flown off overnight towards his summer breeding grounds. Sure was nice to have him here for awhile!
Cynthia Burkhart
Ritchie
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Date: 4/13/25 6:23 am
From: Paul Mckay <paulmck57...>
Subject: Ohio County Birds Paul McKay |
https://ebird.org/checklist/S225189574
Paul
Paul M. McKay, Esq.
4404 Oglebay Drive
Wheeling, WV, 26003
304 780 0557
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