[obol] 09/22/06 - Union County Migrants

[AVITOURS at aol.com]

Birders -
 
While trying to find a Tennessee Warbler, I birded Rhinehart Canyon  this 
morning (9:00 AM - 11:30 AM - 09/22) from the HWY 82 access to the 'rock  slide'  
near the Philberg Road gravel pit.  Large groups of  migrants noticeable.   
Highlights included:
 
2 - MERLIN (apparently taking advantage of the traffic)
8 - BEWICK'S WREN (becoming a breeding stronghold)
11 - PYGMY NUTHATCH (uncommon here)
31 - SPOTTED TOWHEE
24 - SLATE-COLORED FOX SPARROW (Doubles my previous cumulative county  totals)
7 - LINCOLN'S SPARROW (following the FOSP)
Several hundred White-crowned & Chipping Sparrows (straining my neck) 
12 - GRAY CATBIRD (conservative estimate)
3 - WILSON'S WARBLER 
2 - ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
1 - YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT 
 
Good numbers of AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES & BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES  too. 
 
Good Birding,
 
- Trent  
 
The Bobolink - Linking Birders &  Birds

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