[tn-bird] GRSM fledglings
- From: Charlie <cmmbirds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Kris Johnson <kris_johnson@xxxxxxx>,Meryl Rose <meryl_rose@xxxxxxx>, paul_super@xxxxxxx,carey_jones@xxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 09:23:01 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Folks,
Haven't been reporting for a while, due to hectic schedule (which
included a GREAT trip to Arizona - thanks to David Trently's planning
prowess) and getting my 500th lifer.
Lots of bird activity here in th north west corner of Great Smoky
Mountains National Park.
I've got a Swainson's Warbler singing in my back yard - I've heard
one (hopefully the same one) for several days in a row, then not for
several days, the it's there again...
I've seen dependant fledglings of the following species in the last
week:
Louisiana Waterthrush (2 family groups, including one I watched for
half an hour looking for food in and around my mulch pile)
Blue Jay - I think this was a family group. 5 jays hanging together,
being very vocal, foraging low in some evergreens on Indian Grave Gap
Trail
Worm-eating Warbler (Indian Grave Gap Trail)
Black-and-white warbler (Rich Mountain Loop Road)
Indigo Buntings (Tremont, and several on the Rich Mountain Loop
trails)
Ovenbird (Cades Cove)
Black-throated Green Warblers (several places)
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Chipping Sparrow
Eastern Phoebe
Other interesting stuff (IMHO):
I've been hearing the juvenile calls of American Crows - you know,
the ones that sound kinda like Fish Crows. Thing is, I keep hearing
them when I'm busy with something and can't track 'em down to see if
it's a family group.
There are still 2 Whip-poor-will's singing at Tremont, hopefully they
are nesting. By this time last year, there was just one singing.
been seeing 2 Belted Kingfishers most days along the Middle Prong.
Worm-eating Warblers are still singing at Tremont. My experience is
that these usually stop singing before everyone else. Does this mean
that the nesting attempt failed and they're trying again?
there are, of course, probable breeders who are singing daily, but
whose status I don't know, including: Yellow-throated Warbler,
Northern Parula (seem to be everywhere this year), Scarlett Tanager,
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Eastern Wood-pewee, Broad-winged hawk, Wood
Thrush.
Good birding!
Charlie
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Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
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