[TN-Bird] KTOS field trip to GSMNP

From: "Ron and Dollyann" <aves7000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "TN-Bird" <TN-Bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 22:40:04 -0400
TN-birders,

Carole Gobert, Robin Barrow, Jerry Ledbetter, and Tony King joined Dollyann and 
myself for a field trip to the Great Smokey Mountain National Park (GSMNP) in 
Sevier County to search for some of the higher elevation specialties. Mostly it 
was a slow day, with little bird song, but we did manage to find and see some 
of the birds. Below is a list of the day's results.

Great Blue Heron - flyover at School House Gap trail
Common Nighthawk - 3 seen by Jerry only at our breakfast stop on Alcoa Highway
Chimney Swift
Acadian Flycatcher - seen well on nature trail behind Sugarlands Visitor Center
Eastern Phoebe - Sugarlands
Yellow-throated Vireo - Heard only at Sugarlands
Blue-headed Vireo - Seen well on trail at back of Newfound Gap parking lot and 
Indian Gap trail
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee - Seen well at Newfound Gap and Indian Gap trail
Red-breasted Nuthatch - heard only at Indian Gap trail
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren - seen briefly at pullout about 2 miles below Clingman's Dome 
Golden-crown Kinglet - Seen well on Indian Gap trail about 100 yards in
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - seen at Sugarlands
Veery - seen pretty well at trail behind Newfound Gap parking lot and at 
pullout below Clingman's Dome
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing - several seen in the parking lot area at Clingman's Dome
Chestnut-sided Warbler - one heard at School House Gap trailhead parking lot
Black-throated Green Warbler - one seen pretty well on trail behind Newfound 
Gap parking lot
Worm-eating Warbler - one heard only on School House Gap trail
Louisiana Waterthrush - a couple seen very well on nature trail behind 
Sugarlands
Canada Warbler - one seen pretty well at a pullout a couple of miles below 
Clingman's Dome parking lot
Dark-eyed Junco - several seen well feeding young at Newfound Gap trail
Indigo Bunting - couple seen well higher up in the mountains
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1 female seen at the Canada Warbler pullout

Thanks to all the participants for helping find the birds. It was an enjoyable 
day, with nice brisk weather at the top and sunshine for a change.

Great Birding,
Ron Hoff and Dollyann Myers
Clinton, TN
[TN-Bird] KTOS field trip to GSMNP

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