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Bird activity was good in Great Smoky Mountains NP's Cades Cove today with  a 
total of 36 species. Along with the "regular" birds usually seen along the  
loop drive and around the sewerage ponds, I had 2 Fox sparrows along Sharp's  
Lane, a Vesper sparrow near the Abrams Falls parking area and 8 Rusty 
blackbirds  at the sewerage ponds (along with 5 Bufflehead and 15 Canada 
geese.)   
Sparrows were active with 5 Rufous-sided towhees and 12+ White-throated 
sparrows  
near the sewerage ponds, Fox, Song, Swamp, Field and Chipping sparrows along  
Sparks Lane, both kinglets and all woodpeckers except Red-headed were  found.  
A flock of over 250 Red-winged blackbirds and 6 Common grackles  along with 
24 E. meadowlarks were feeding in the horse pasture at the loop  road entrance.
 
Fall colors are still holding and the bucks are readying for the rut with  
many observed scraping and sparing.
 
Warren Bielenberg
Maryville


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