FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Roan Mtn & Unaka Mtn birds, etc.

["Richard Knight" <rknight8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Highlights from Roan Mtn and Unaka Mtn in northeast TN;
seen by Virginia Fairchild and I.
Roan Mtn
Carter Co, TN & Mitchell Co, NC
13 June 2007

N. Bobwhite - 1 calling  (Engine Gap)
N. Saw-whet Owl - 1
Alder Flycatcher - 4+
Brown Creeper - 1, singing
Hermit Thrush - 1, singing
Golden-wg. Warbler - 2+  (Hampton Cr. Cove)
Indigo Bunting - 5 males  (Engine Gap to Rhodo. Gardens)
Red Crossbill - flock of 25+,  flybys
Pine Siskin - 5+
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Unaka Mtn, Unicoi Co, TN
14 Jun 2007
 
Hermit Thrush - 2, singing
Magnolia Warbler - 2 males, singing
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At both sites we saw the usual high-elevation birds, i.e.,
Red-br. Nuthatches, Golden-cr. Kinglets, Veery, Canada Warbler, etc.

The rhododendrons at Roan Mtn are spectacular now, mainly at 
Carver's Gap & across the balds; at the Gardens they are just shy of peak.
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at the V.A. in Johnson City, at dusk on the 13th:
Barn Owl 5+  (2 adults & 3+ young) - at the theater bldg.

Rick Knight
Johnson City, TN

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