[Bristol-Birds] Roan Mtn notes
- From: "Richard Knight" <rknight8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "tn-bird" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:28:09 -0400
24-28 Aug 2007
Carver's Gap on Roan Mtn
Carter Co., TN & Mitchell Co, NC
some recent sightings & captures at my banding station:
Com. Nighthawk: 1 each, last 2 days (unusual at high elevation)
Veery: 2-4 daily
Swainson's Thrush: 1 banded today
Hermit Thrush: 1 juv. banded today (evidence of local nesting)
Tennessee Warbler: 8-15 daily
Chestnut-sided Warbler: 1-2 daily
Magnolia Warbler: 1 today
Cape May Warbler: 1-5 daily
Black-thr. Blue Warbler: very numerous; over the last 9 autumn banding seasons
I have had an average capture rate of 95 per season (range 64-135), but this
month
in just 8 days have banded 102.
Black-thr. Green Warbler: 2-6 daily
Worm-eating Warbler: 1 on 27th
Ovenbird: 1-2 daily
Kentucky Warbler: 1 banded on 24th
Hooded Warbler: 3 on 27th
Canada Warbler: 1 each, banded on 24th & 25th
Red Crossbill: 3 on 25th
Pine Siskin: 1 on 27th
Rick Knight
Johnson City, TN
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