Date: 6/12/26 4:27 am From: James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...> Subject: Thrasher beat me to it
This morning while I was putting our bird feeders out, I noticed a medium size brown moth flopping around on the ground. When I leaned down for a closer look for identification, a brown thrasher ran over, grabbed it and disappeared into the bushes. I'm glad I don't have to compete with a thrasher for my vittles. Jim Phillips Summers County Pipestem, WV
Date: 6/7/26 5:24 am From: James Phillips <jimandjudyphillips...> Subject: Ravens doing well
Seems like Common Ravens are having a good season here in Southern WV. The pair nesting in the billboard in Princeton had three fledglings. A pair nesting in a billboard near Bluefield. A family of 5 have been at the Mercer County Landfill. The pair near us in Pipestem raised 2. There was a family of 5 at the entrance to Bluestone S.P. Early in the season we saw a pair with 1 fledgling in Camp Creek S.P. Yesterday, we saw a family of 3 over I-77 at Flat Top and a single bird at Ghent. Jim & Judy Phillips Summers County Pipestem, WV
Date: 6/6/26 10:46 am From: MFowler <monty...> Subject: Warbler and mourning dove
Had a nice treat Friday morning while eating breakfast in a restaurant in Huntington - a male Yellow Warbler spent a few minutes in a tree right outside our booth. He looked like he was checking the tree branches for bugs.
I've also confirmed, yet again, that it is a miracle that enough Mourning Doves have survived to perpetuate the species. A nest in one of our cedar trees had three eggs. I found one egg cracked on the driveway under the next, with a fully-developed baby inside, and a few days later, two dead hatchlings without feathers dead on the driveway. No sign of the parents.
Hi all, while touring with colleagues, we encountered a marsh wren singing loudly at the Freeland Boardwalk. Likely passing through but wouldn't it be cool if follow-up visits revealed its continued presence?
Also encountered: Northern harrier pair, merlin, purple finch male singing, bobolinks...
