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["THCumbie" <thcumbie@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Charlie,

For that area, I would say it would run a close race between the Eastern
Towhee, American Robin, and the Tufted Titmouse.

However, it seems you think we might be surprised so what if I said the Wood
Thrush??

I have participated in the Breeding Bird Survey in southeast Georgia and
what a challenge..  the person who had a fantastic recognition of songs and
even chips.. certainly a good birder by ear...by some means  never picked up
on the Towhee.  So I would be the one who heard that one. My contribution...
And they were just about at every stop.

Will look forward to your answer.

Tess Cumbie
Buladean, NC Mitchell County

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charlie" <cmmbirds@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 6:58 PM
Subject: [TN-Bird] BBS quiz time


> HI folks,
>
> I thought I'd have a little fun with some of you range map and
> habitat geeks.  Get out your copy of Stupka's and Alsop's and
> Nicholson's books and see if who can come the closest on guessing
> what the top birds were on my BBS route today, in terms of number of
> individuals, and number of stops they were seen/heard at.
>
> Here is the route I took:  Newfound Gap Road from Sugarlands Visitor
> Center to Clingman's Dome Road.  Then I drove Balsam/Heintooga.
> (Sevier County, TN and western North Carolina).  All within Great
> Smoky Mountains NP.
>
> For those of you not familiar with Breeding Bird Surveys, the
> protocol is to start at 5:48 am (at least for this route) and stop
> every 1/2 mile.  Get out of the car and look and listen for 3
> minutes.
>
> Good luck!  I'll post the top guessers.  And I'll even let Fred and
> Chuck play if they want to.
>
> I promise not to post any answers that are way off...
>
> Charlie
>
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