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["Jean J. Alexander & David M. Johnson" <jjadmj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This morning we ticked off 49 species in the park between 8:15 and 12:30.   
Included were
ten species of warblers and two species of vireos.  Highlights are listed below.
Schoolhouse Gap Trail  (between the Y in Townsend and Cades Cove):

Red-breasted Nuthatch
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Northern Parula
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler*
Swainson's Warbler*
Louisiana Waterthrush*
Hooded Warbler

 * Adults observed feeding fledged young 

Cades Cove Sewage Pond Area

Immature Pied-billed Grebe (no adults seen)
Yellow-throated Warbler
Pine Warbler

As we were walking out the gravel road from the barn and equipment shed 
to the loop road we heard a Yellow-billed Cuckoo.  While searching for it
we discovered a nest,  and observed behavior that was new to both of us.
An adult cuckoo with a Cicada in its bill fluttered down to the ground, spread
both wings and made a squawking sound while moving away from the nest 
area.  We'd be interested to know if anyone else has observed similar
behavior.

Good Birding to all!

Jean Alexander & Warren Bielenberg
Maryville, Tennessee (Blount County)

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