[TN-Bird] Morgan County, Saturday

This past Saturday, as part of the North American Migration Count for 
International Migratory Bird Day, I headed up to Morgan County in the 
Cumberland Mountains of east Tennessee. Most of the time was spent at the hawk 
watch mentioned in Chris Sloan's post to TN-Bird. The rest of the time (and I 
didn't have much of that) was at the Vo-Tech school on the road to Frozen Head 
State Park. I don't have the numbers totalled yet, but the highlight there was 
a female MOURNING WARBLER in some willows.

This place is worth a stop if you are heading to Frozen Head or Wartburg. Turn 
right into the parking lot soon after turning off highway 62, at the signs for 
Frozen Head. There is a large pond here which continues across the road. You 
can walk up along a chain link fence into a field and overlook much of the 
area - where over 200 Canada Geese were seen.

In spring, regulars in this area are Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, 
Orchard Oriole, Blue Grosbeak. I have even seen a Common Raven from this site.

David Trently,
Knoxville, TN

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