[TN-Bird] Norris-Songbird trail - 12 warbler species

From: "Shane H. Williams" <shanehwilliams@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tennessee Bird List" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:36:23 -0400




I had an unexpected good day on the north half of Songbird trail below Norris 
Dam (Anderson Co.) today. Some pretty good looks with the highlight being a 
beautiful creamsicle orange Prothonotary Warbler who was very cooperative and a 
few feet over my head at one point.

11:50am - 2:30pm:

American Redstart - 2-3 f
Black-and-white warbler - 3+
Black-throated green warbler - 1 f
Blue-winged warbler - 2 f
Cape May warbler - 1 f
Chestnut-sided warbler - ~5 juv.
Hooded warbler - 2 (1 singing m, f)
Northern Parula - 2-3 juv.
Prothonotary warbler - 1
Yellow warbler - 1 f
Yellow-throated warbler - 3+ (sycamore trees)
Worm-eating warbler - 1

Red-eyed vireo - 1
Yellow-throated vireo - 3+ singing
White-eyed vireo - 3+ singing

Scarlet tanager - 1-2
Orchard Oriole - 1 m
Ruby-throated hummingbird - 2
Eastern wood pewee - 5+
Eastern kingbird - 2 (ad. w/ juv.)

Cedar waxwing - 2
Hairy woodpecker - 1
Red-shouldered hawk - 1
Red-tailed hawk - 1-2

first Monarch butterfly of the fall was seen here too  - 1

Checked out Eagle Bend fish hatchery in Clinton afterwards but didn't see the 
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Ron and Dollyann had. I could well have missed it if it 
was in the grass.

Also wanted to mention the male Blackburnian warbler I saw on 8/22 on the 
Middle Prong trail in the GSMNP. It was at ~2100 feet elevation. Does anyone 
have any thoughts on whether this was more likely a northern migrant or a local 
breeder below its normal elevation range?

Shane Williams
Knoxville, TN

[TN-Bird] Norris-Songbird trail - 12 warbler species

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