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Millennium Trail
Edgar Evins State Park
DeKalb County, TN

I was at Edgar Evins State Park on Friday 17 June. The birding was stellar. I 
encountered at least six cerulean warblers- got good looks at two males and 
heard at least four or five others along the way.

When I got my binoculars on the first one, a male flitting at mid levels, it 
was the white throat and wing bars that got my attention. Then I saw the 
streaking on the flanks and darkish top on the head. At first, for a second, 
I'm thinking "blackpoll" but my reasoning took over as I knew that's no longer 
a possibility in mid June. Then, milliseconds later, it dawns on me-- I'm 
looking at a cerulean. The undertail markings and finally its song clinched it.

Other species in numbers seen:

hooded warbler-- 2 seen and many heard
Kentucky warbler-- 4 seen, including female with nesting material
scarlet tanager- 2 pairs including a male with orange coloring       
                       between his black wings munching on mulberry fruit
Louisiana waterthrush- 2 seen
red eyed vireo- abundant-- saw and heard many


Kevin Bowden
Nashville, TN