Subject: September 17, 1997

Date: September 17, 1997
Weather: 0700-clear, calm, 68.  1045-clear, west 5-10 mph, 75.
Observers: sr 0700-1045, ph 0800-1045, Larry Edmonds 0830-1045, Paul Raney
0945-?.
baeg 1  (pr)
chsw-38
rthu-5
ewpe-3
ybfl-1 (ph, pr)
wbnu-2
bggn-8
veer-1
gcth-1
swth-1
ytvi-6
phvi-2 (sr, pr)
revi-10
bwwa-1 (m)
gwwa-1 (m)
tewa-10
VIRGINIA'S WARBLER-1*
cswa-8
mawa-2
bnwa-3 (2m,f)
blwa-4 (im,2m,f)
bbwa-1
cewa-1 (m)
bawa-1 (f)
amre-5 (2im,2f,m)
wewa-2
howa-1 (f)             14 sp. of warblers
suta-3
scta-3
rbgr-1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time: 1630-1830 Attemp to find the Virginia's warbler (unsuccessful)
Observers:sr,bz,dz,jf
Addendum to morning list:
ybcu-1
basw-2
piwa-1 (m)              15 sp. of warblers for the day
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*The VIWA was seen at the bottom and at the top of the big snag near the top
of the mountain.  The bird had lemon-yellow undertail coverts,
mustard-yellow rump, and a irregularly shaped yellow breast spot that
covered the middle portion of the top one-half of the breast.  The spot did
not extend to the flanks.  The intensity of the yellow in the breast spot
was lass than that of the undertail coverts.  The upperparts were a gray
comprable to bggn, only without the blue tones of the bggn.  The unmarked
gray was uniform from the forhead through the crown and nape to the rump.
This inclues the mantle and scapulars.  The wings, coverts, and tail were
also gray.  The bird had a prominent, white eye-ring that was uniform in
thickness around the eye.  The throat and flanks were a dirty white.  The
belly seemed to a brighter white than the throat and flanks.  The bird was a
tail wagger.  It was seen four sep. times from 0830-0930.  Each time it was
found it was in low brush.