[Bristol-Birds] Re: Herndon Banquet birding
- From: "Larry McDaniel" <lmcdaniel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Dnldhlt@xxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 08:32:08 -0400
Don meant Rick Knight instead of Larry McDaniel birded
Saturday mornoing.
> Here are highlights of the weekend:
> Saturday morning, March 27, 2004, Chris Sloan, Larry
> McDaniel and Don Holt birded on Roan Mtn., Carter Co., TN
> and at Musick's Campground on South Holston Lake,
> Sullivan Co., TN. Knight posted the findings at the lake
> yesterday. On the mtn. we had the good fortune to see a
> SAW-WHET OWL on the NC side of Carver's Gap looking out
> of a nest-box. Sloan had already seen one nearby in the
> spruce-fir forest being mobbed. Later while watching the
> bird in the box, we heard a call note from another
> Saw-whet in the distance. I've been told that since they
> don't usually roost in boxes, there is a good chance they
> are on the nest. Other spp. seen or heard that morning
> included Wild Turkey, Brown Creeper (singing),
> Red-breasted Nuthatch, Winter Wren (singing),
> Golden-crowned Kinglet, Red Crossbill, & Pine Siskin.
> Saturday evening, after the Herndon TOS Spring
> Banquet (at which Sloan presented a delightful and
> informative program on winter hummingbirds), around 9 pm
> Sloan and Holt returned to Carver's Gap to look for
> Saw-whets again. We heard an owl calling on the TN side
> of the gap, hiked up the trail toward it, then briefly
> returned its call. In a short while we had very close
> looks at a very curious owl, within less than twenty
> feet. There may have been a second bird heard nearby.
> Sunday morning, March 28, Sloan, Holt, and Larry
> McDaniel met at Carvers Gap and birded our way down the
> mtn.. Some interesting spp. added to the weekend's list
> included White-breasted Nuthatch, Common Raven and singing
> Fox Sparrows at Carver's Gap, and BLUE-HEADED VIREO at
> Hummingbird Hill.
> We continued to Flatwoods Road on Holston Mtn. in
> Carter and Sullivan Counties in search of Ruffed Grouse.
> The Blue-headed Vireos were heard all over the mtn. A
> couple of BLACK AND WHITE WARBLERS were also heard. Good
> views of Hairy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, and
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker were enjoyed. No Ruffed Grouse
> were found, but the search for one led to the surprise
> discovery of a BLACK BEAR, perhaps recently roused from
> hibernation. The bear exhibited behavior typical of the
> species in this area, by immediately vacating the
> premises as soon as humans had intruded.
> Don Holt
> Johnson City, TN
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