[TN-Bird] Cherohala Skyway, Monroe Co, east Tenn

On Saturday, 11 members of the Knoxville Chapter of TOS birded along the 
Cherohala Skyway in Monroe County, east of Tellico Plains.
With no change in our weather for, well, a looong time, we didn't expect a lot 
of migrants, and we didn't get a lot. Luckily some of the resident birds 
showed themselves, with a few migrants mixed in as well.
At one overlook, there were a good number of warblers (and grosbeaks) moving 
about, but they were just a bit too far away and staying in the crowns of the 
trees, making id difficult.
Here's a list and some notes...

Turkey Vulture - we only saw 2 or 3 all day!
Broad-winged Hawk - 4 circled low over us, giving fantastic looks, before 
shotting off at a fast rate. This was at the rest stop above Indian Boundary 
Lake.
raptor sp. - 4 other hawks flew by at eye level. They never turned which made 
id difficult for us. They were likely more Broad-wingeds.
Mourning Dove
Barred Owl - we had excellent looks at this bird as it sat high in a tree 
watching us. It caused a lot of commotion with a decent flock of songbirds.
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummmingbird - we only had about a half dozen of these. At one 
point where we usually see 5-10, there were only 2 or 3. Not nearly as much 
Impatiens were in bloom this year.
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
E Wood-Pewee
E Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Am Crow
Common Raven   1
C Chickadee (no Black-cappeds)
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
no thrushes!!
Cedar Waxwing
Tennessee Warbler   2
Chestnut-sided Warbler   2
Magnolia Warbler   5+
possible Black-throated Green W
Blackburnian Warbler   1
Black-and-white Warbler   1
Am Redstart   1
C Yellowthroat   3
Hooded Warbler   2
Summer Tanager (no Scarlets)
E Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
N Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - this may have been the most abundant species, but we 
never got great looks at any of them.
Indigo Bunting   2 or 3
Am Goldfinch

butterflies:
Pipevine Swallowtail; Cabbage White; Cloudless Sulphur (common); E Tailed-Blue 
(common); Monarch; Common Buckeye; Gulf Fritillary; Pearl Crescent; duskywing 
sp.

only identified dragonfly was a female Common Whitetail

David Trently
Knoxville, TN

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