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...
Date: 5/10/26 4:30 pm From: Doug Wood <chingwe1755...> Subject: Birding at Woodscape in Putnam County
Dianne and I observed 34 species of birds today at our property. A
Cerulean Warbler is checking out the place, and we hope a pair will nest
here this year. Fingers crossed. I heard one Tennessee Warbler, but we
just returned from MO, where we heard almost as many T.W.s as we did Tufted
Titmice, maybe more.
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> Date: Fri, 8 May 2026 21:00:51 -0400
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> Subject: FOY hummer!
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> Saw our first Rubythroated hummer this evening, checking out the new flower
> basket. Looked to be a mature female.
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> Monty Fowler
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