FreeLists / bristol-birds / [bristol-birds] Gnatcatcher, LA Waterthrush, Swift et al

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     Sunday, April 07, I finally got out in the field for the first time in 
nearly a week.  On the Betty Range cliffs on the Watauga River, Carter Co., I 
heard and then saw my first Blue-gray Gnatcatcher of the year. The pond 
behind St. John's Mill near Watauga yielded a male and a female Lesser Scaup. 
  Kevin Hamed and Wallace Coffey led a hike into Slagle Hollow in Steele 
Creek Park, Bristol, TN from 2pm to 5pm.  We heard a Blue-headed Vireo and a 
Golden-crowned Kinglet, saw a Louisiana Waterthrush (another year first for 
me) and flushed a Ruffed Grouse.  On returning home, at twilight I saw two 
Red-tailed Hawks circling over the hill before settling in to roost.  One had 
a very obviously full crop.  Also, high above them, I spotted two Chimney 
Swifts, again my first this season..
     Don Holt, Central, Carter Co., TN
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