[Bristol-Birds] Smorgasbord of Swallows

Hello Bristol Area Birdes:
Between works today I wandered down towards western Washington County to bird 
between the breaks of rain and hail (cold air aloft with the cold front 
passing through brought periods of hail with the rain).  

I first checked down past Washington College with not much more than good 
numbers of Red-winged Blackbirds and Eastern Meadowlarks.

On down at Keebler Road I saw a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, Red-bellied 
Woodpecker, and a good number of Red-winged Blackbirds and Eastern Meadowlarks. 
 Other 
common birds: Mourning Doves, Rock Pigeons, Starlings, and 5 Mallards.

As I crossed the bridge into Greene County going into Davey Crockett 
Birthplace State Park I noticed a smorgasbord of swallows sitting on the 
powerlines 
over the bridge and many more flying over the large creek.  Every swallow we 
have in Tennessee (save Bank) was identified:

Purple Martin (many)
Tree Swallow (many)
Barn Swallow (many)
Northen-rough Winged Swallow (many)
Cliff Swallow (2)

Total Swallows was well over 200.  It is always amazing to see that many 
swallows flying over, under, and sitting above one bridge in such a confined 
area.

As I talked with State Park Ranger Leslie Burrell I heard a Bobwhite and 
Yellow Warbler.  Both should be recorded in Greene County.

With the weather acting and feeling like March (in late April) it should be 
interesting weekend ahead birding (AKA the 5 county spring count surrounding 
and including Carter County).

Rob Biller
Elizabethton, TN


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