I had three Cerulean Warblers today; 2 on the road to the Appalachian Center for Crafts and one from the road at Edgar Evans. All three were on traditional territories. All were singing on the sunny side of the slope. Melinda Appalachian Center for Crafts Road, DeKalb, US-TN Apr 3, 2012 6:55 AM - 8:15 AM Protocol: Traveling / Melinda Welton 1.0 mile(s) Comments: Mid-60s, clear, calm. No mixed species flocks 21 species Wild Turkey 1 Common Loon 1 Heard sing once from the lake Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 Downy Woodpecker 1 Blue-headed Vireo 5 Heard scattered throughout Blue Jay 15 Flying in 2 groups toward north American Crow 1 Carolina Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 5 Carolina Wren 8 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8 Scattered all along roadway Hooded Warbler 2 Both heard well, though they didn't sing often Cerulean Warbler 2 Both on traditional territories, east facing slope. Neither sang persistently. Tried playback to first individual with no reaction. Northern Parula 8 Yellow-rumped Warbler 5 Yellow-throated Warbler 3 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Chipping Sparrow 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 6 American Goldfinch 2 Edgar Evins SP, DeKalb, US-TN Apr 3, 2012 8:35 AM - 9:35 AM Protocol: Traveling / Melinda Welton 1.25 mile(s) Comments: Low 70s, clear, calm. Birded only along road to road to first boat dock 19 species Red-bellied Woodpecker 8 Downy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Eastern Phoebe 1 Blue-headed Vireo 8 Blue Jay 17 10 in one group headed north Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 8 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 Carolina Wren 8 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3 Eastern Bluebird 1 American Robin 1 Cerulean Warbler 1 Heard on far east-facing slope just before hill to the turn off for the first boat ramp Northern Parula 1 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Northern Cardinal 3 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 American Goldfinch 3 =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clemson, SC __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________