[TN-Bird] RED CROSSBILLS at Carver's Gap
- From: "Roy & Robin Knispel" <rknispel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "TN-Birds" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:45:41 -0400
Gil Derouen, Glen Eller and I spent the morning on Roan Mountain (Carter
County), mainly at Carver's Gap. Highlights:
Tree line across from the grassy area used for field trip car assembly at the
Roan Mountain Rallies
E. Wood Pewee 2
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Tennessee Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Carver's Gap
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Common Raven 6
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Brown Creeper 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
Gray Catbird 2
Brown Thrasher 2
Tennessee Warbler 3
Cape May Warbler 1
Bay-breasted Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
RED CROSSBILL 2 (pair)
The Red Crossbills landed in a dead spruce near where the Appalachian Trail
starts up to the Balds. They then flew down to an area of fine gravel at the
entry to the Trail and picked gravel.
Roy Knispel
Johnson City
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