Highlights were yellow-bellied sapsuckers, adult female sharp-shinned hawk, golden-winged warbler. Least flycatchers are fairly common in this part of Jackson Co (south of Parkway, west of NC 215). Also, I realize I omitted my name from my previous email: an eBird post about birds at Biltmore Estate this morning. Chris Kelly, Asheville, NC Sugar Creek Gap, Jackson, US-NC May 11, 2012 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Bird survey for focal species. Noted other species, but did not count individuals. 27 species Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Low fly-over across shrubby field and perched in tree. Female by size. Adult by plumage. Chimney Swift 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 2 counter-drumming, in the woods downslope of Sugar Cr. Gap. Least Flycatcher X three or more. Blue-headed Vireo 1 Carolina Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse X White-breasted Nuthatch X Veery 1 Gray Catbird X Brown Thrasher 1 Cedar Waxwing X Ovenbird 1 Golden-winged Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat X Chestnut-sided Warbler X Black-throated Blue Warbler X Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Canada Warbler X Eastern Towhee X Chipping Sparrow X In small grove of spruce at gap. Field Sparrow X Rose-breasted Grosbeak X Indigo Bunting X American Goldfinch X This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)