[tn-bird] SANDHILL CRANE/GoldenWingWarbler

Today  4-26-02 while looking for GoldenWing Warblers  in extreme 
NE Campbell County and Clairborne County strip mine areas, I was shocked 
to HEAR an unmistakable SANDHILL CRANE near  an area of large fields and
wetland beaver habitat with cattails and marsh grasses. I could NOT find
the bird, but he called intermittently several times. Since my experience
with these birds have proved they can be heard from quite a distance, he
may  have been quite distant, or even flying over.  It was near the
little community of Westbourne/ Gazateer pg. 59-NE Quad.(near the top of
the page)  
I have GPS reading if anyone interested.  ( NE TN. near KY border) 

I also had  Spring firsts/ Chat/ and ACADIAN FLYCATCHER near this same
area. 
I heard and observed many other species, though I believe the cooler
weather today had many of the birds quiet. I found NO Cerulean Warblers
today,though I logged 263 miles from home and back (much of it in strip
mine areas ) through Habersham/Morley/Eagan / Tackett Creek/White Oak/
Davis Creek and Clairfield areas.. I hope it was because of the cool
temps. I could not believe not a single one was heard.

The reward came at 5:00 this afternoon when FINALLY I found a pocket of
Golden Wing Warblers near Clairfield, Tn  Claiborne County in an
abandoned strip mine area near Cooper Ridge.  3 birds were singing with
habitat potential of many more.

Nell Moore
jimimoore@xxxxxxxx
Caryville, TN
CampbellCounty, TN
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