FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] Bays Mountain and 4027 Glen Alpine

[JPMOYLE18@xxxxxxx]

I spent two hours this morning (05/09) at Bays Mountain.  At 0800, I was at 
the Eastman facility for an hour and the only birds of interest were a 
displying tom Turkey and a Louisianna Waterthrush working a stream bank.  I 
then went 
to the Center and walked south of the dam.  After a slow start, in spite of 
six bus loads of elementary school age kids, I hit a small knot of migrants 
including Veery, Blackburnian Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Black-throated 
Blue 
Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Ovenbird and Scarlet 
Tanager, and I could hear Ravens calling down-slope.  On my return walk to 
the Center, I watched a Ruby-crowned Hummingbird collecting seed-fluff from an 
old cattail.  By the Center, before leaving, I had a pair of Blue-gray 
Gnatcatchers and a singing Rose-breasted Grosbeak.  Later in the day at home,  
I had a 
beautiful male Rose-breasted Grosbeak feeding at my sunflower-seed feeder for 
5 to 10 minutes.   John Moyle  Glen Alpine Road  Kingsport  Sullivan County