FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] Roan Mountain birding 9-4-2005

[Jacob Job <zjrj5@xxxxxxxxx>]

I took a trip to Roan Mountain this morning in hopes of a few life listers.  On 
the way up saw a few Red-breasted Nuthatch along one of the pulloffs.  That was 
a first for me.  Once at Carvers Gap, I parked and took a trail near the 
outhouse and saw many warblers and other birds in the thicket.  I positively 
identified Blue-winged warbler, Blackburnian warbler, Gray catbird, and 
Dark-eyed juncos.  I had another warbler with a gray head and greenish-yellow 
wash on the underbody with no wing bars, but couldnt quite identify it.  Also 
there were three brown birds flying from tree to tree together that had brown 
streaks on the breast and were quite noisy.  Not sure what they were.  Climbing 
up the balds, I had Bank and Cliff swallows everywhere.  Also had three 
Sharp-shinned hawks at once.  In the evergreen forest on the way up, I had many 
golden-crowned kinglets and more Juncos.  I can definitely tell I need to get 
back in the swing of things when it comes to birding.  I had to 
 much of
 a break from it during the summer.  I hope to break the 200 life-list mark 
soon, so I better get to it.  Can't wait to get out there again soon!
 
 
Jacob Job
Johnson City, TN
ETSU 

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