FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Woodcock at Gregory Bald in Smokies

["Charles P. Nicholson" <cpnichol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Blount Co. TN and Swain Co, NC
On Saturday March 4 2006 a friend and I hiked up to Clingman's Dome from the
Twentymile Ranger Station near Deals Gap in North Carolina.  Spend the night
at Camp 13 on the state line between Parson Bald and Gregory Bald, and then
hiked down via a different trail on Sunday.

 

At sunset on March 4, we heard at least one and possibly two American
Woodcocks performing their courtship flight at Gregory Bald along the state
line.  Never heard them peenting, but the temperature was in the low 30's
and the wind was 15-20 mph out of the N-NE.

 

As usual for this time of year in the Smokies, the overall bird list was
low.  Other birds observed included:

Ruffed Grouse - only 2, and none heard drumming

Turkey - about 20 in flock along NC 28 near Deals Gap

Barred Owl - 1 calling during the night at the campsite (as was a coyote)

Pileated Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Blue Jay

American Crow

Common Raven - 1 at the campsite on March 4

Tufted Titmouse

Carolina Chickadee

Unidentified Chickadees

White-breasted Nuthatch

Carolina Wren

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

American Robin

Cedar Waxwing

Dark-eyed Junco

 

Chuck Nicholson

Norris, TN

 



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