[TN-Bird] Norris Dam Songbird Trail

On a hot and humid Sunday morning/afternoon, June 8, I opted to seek a higher 
elevation and spent a pleasant 4 hours walking around the Norris Songbird Trail 
in Anderson County, Tennessee.   Had 44 species plus a persistently singing 
bird across the road that sounded to me like a cross between a Magnolia Warbler 
(tune) and a Vireo (persistence and volume).  Never could get a look at it, not 
sure it sang the entire 4 hours but it was singing when I arrived and singing 
when I left.
 
There is a dead tree that has fallen into the water just below the wooden 
stairs leading from the Trail down to the water.  Last June I watched fledgling 
Northern Rough Winged Swallows as they perched on the tree and were fed by an 
adult.  This year it was fledging Barn Swallows (4 of them).  It is amazing to 
watch them being fed "on the fly" by an adult who doesn't take the time to 
land, just hovers ever so briefly and then is off again in search of more baby 
food.  Also seen briefly on the fallen dead tree was a Northern Parula... 
easiest look I've ever had of one.  
 
Thought I was hearing a White-Eyed Vireo and looked up to see one singing in a 
small tree just inches above my head.  Unfortunately, I only had a few seconds 
to view it before someone came along the path and it moved on.
 
Only saw one Tree Swallow.  It was dive bombing a male Eastern Bluebird perched 
on a nestbox.
 
Here's what I found:
 
 
Canada Goose     18
Mallard     3
Great Blue Heron     1
Black Vulture     2
Turkey Vulture     2
Broad-winged Hawk     1
Red-tailed Hawk     1
Mourning Dove     2
Red-bellied Woodpecker     2
Downy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker     1
Eastern Phoebe     1
White-eyed Vireo     1
Red-eyed Vireo     3
Blue Jay     3
American Crow     2
Tree Swallow     1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     3
Barn Swallow     5
Carolina Chickadee     6
Tufted Titmouse     5
White-breasted Nuthatch     2
Carolina Wren     6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     2
Eastern Bluebird     8
Wood Thrush     2
Gray Catbird     3
Northern Mockingbird     1
Brown Thrasher     2
European Starling     2
Cedar Waxwing     2
Northern Parula     3
Common Yellowthroat     2
Scarlet Tanager     2
Eastern Towhee     3
Field Sparrow     5
Song Sparrow     6
Northern Cardinal     10
Indigo Bunting     3
Brown-headed Cowbird     3
Orchard Oriole     1
Baltimore Oriole     1
House Finch     1
American Goldfinch     10
 
44 species.  8:55 a.m. - 12:55 pm
Carole Gobert, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
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