[TN-Bird] Sharp's Ridge (Knoxville) - Cerulean Warbler
- From: "Andrew Core" <andrewcore@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:29:40 -0400
Despite a wet start to the day, at least 17 birders were on Sharp's Ridge
today. We were rewarded with a very cooperative Cerulean Warbler that sang
for quite a while down by the gazebo. We found 9 warbler species in all -
strangely, though, no Black-throated Greens or Black-and-Whites. The birds
were much more active when the sun finally came out around 10:30am.
Notables:
Wild Turkey (early, around 7:15am by the fire tower)
Indigo Bunting - a male by the observation deck at 7:55am
Wood Thrush - several heard
Red-breasted Nuthatches - several are still around.
Scarlet Tanager
Warblers:
Cerulean
Palm - several of the western population
Yellow-throated
Yellow-rumped
Pine
Ovenbird - heard one when I went back to the car to drop off umbrella
Northern Parula - brief look at one
Common Yellowthroat - singing by the ranger's residence
American Redstart - male
Vireos:
Blue-headed - only one
Yellow-throated - good look at one
Red-eyed - 2-3 singing after the sun came out
White-eyed - 1 at 11:00am
David Trently at one point asked for "just one more species" and two
Double-crested Cormorants promptly flew overhead. Well done, David!
Thanks to Chuck Nicholson and David Trently for lending their expert ears
this morning, as good looks were hard to come by early in the rain and fog.
Yesterday (4/18) I was on Sharp's Ridge with Marcia Davis and others and we
had a nice look at a Broad-winged Hawk flying by, and a Golden-crowned
Kinglet. Only 5 warblers, but one was a Worm-eating.
Good birding!
Andrew
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Andrew Core
Tucson, AZ
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