[TN-Bird] Natchez Trace State park: 12 warbler species

On Thursday 6/04/09 I also went by Natchez Trace State Park in  
Henderson County for an hour and a half in a cloudy mid-day.  I was  
amazed at the diversity of woodland birds, especially warblers, at  
this coastal plain location in June.  All told I had a dozen species  
of warblers, plus some other surprising finds.  A partial list:

Northern Parula 11
Yellow-throated Warbler 5
Pine Warbler 17
Prairie Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Prothonotary Warbler 2
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Swainson's Warbler 1
Ovenbird 1
Kentucky Warbler 13
Hooded Warbler 7
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Scarlet Tanager 2

One each of the Black-and-whites and Summer Tanagers were seen as  
well as being heard singing.  The Worm-eating was heard only, but  
heard well.  This bird along with the apparently regular spot for  
Worm-eatings on my BBS route in Obion County makes me wonder if this  
species might be more widely spread in west TN than is generally  
recognized.  Its song is distinctive, but could still be easily  
overlooked among the abundant Chipping Sparrows and Pine Warblers.   
It's worth giving a closer listen for it.  I just covered roadsides,  
making frequent listening stops, entering the park from the south on  
Chislom Rd. and exiting to the west on Wildwood Rd., with a pass by  
Browns Creek Lake.

Bill Pulliam
Hohenwald TN
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