I came to the New River Birding and Nature Festival,
I saw lots of birds, including 12 lifers, and
I conquered my long-time nemesis, the red-breasted nuthatch.
Thank you, West Virginia!
Lifers
- Swainson’s Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
- Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
- Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
- Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
- Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus
- Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
- Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
- Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
All Birds
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii
- Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Common Pigeon Columba livia
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Barred Owl Strix varia
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
- Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
- Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
- Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
- White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
- Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
- American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
- Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
- Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
- White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
- Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
- American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
- House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
- Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus
- Northern Parula Parula americana
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
- American Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
- Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
- Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens
- Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
- Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
- Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica
- Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
- Swainson’s Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
- Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
- Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
- Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
- Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
- Lincoln’s Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
- Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
- White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
- Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
- Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
- Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Other Animals
- Bats
- Black bear
- Red-spotted newt
- Dragonflies
- Pipe vine swallowtail
- Zebra swallowtail
- Spicebush swallowtail
- Frogs
- Turtles
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Bev, they’re quite at home in the mountains of West Virginia. This lifer may well be the rarest bird on my list, and BT3 made the whole adventure so quick and easy, it’s hard not to wonder what all the fuss is about.
Score! on the Swainson’s Warbler. That is a warbler I don’t have. Didn’t even know they had them in KY. I thought is was more of a southern thing.
Lynne, I’m still suffering list-envy from watching Kathie in action. She is awesome!
Scienceguy, It’s easier when you’re still a beginner. Remember, once upon a time, a robin was a lifer!
Wow! Congrats on the lifers!
Terrific list! I never kept a trip list. I’ll have to go count my lifers.
Thanks, Heather. Isn’t it interesting what we miss in our travels? I’ve seen ravens several times, but that darn nuthatch was elusive.
That’s a great list of birds Wren, and congrats on your lifers! What really stuck out on the list to me, though, was the Raven. That (among so many of your warblers!) would be a life bird for me.
Laura, it was fun, too!
Liza, I’d say the nuthatch made the trip, but it’s hard to top a Swainson’s warbler.
Wow! 12 Lifers and a nemsis bird! What a trip!
Awesome!
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