Despite a wet start to the day, at least 17 birders were on Sharp's Ridge today. We were rewarded with a very cooperative Cerulean Warbler that sang for quite a while down by the gazebo. We found 9 warbler species in all - strangely, though, no Black-throated Greens or Black-and-Whites. The birds were much more active when the sun finally came out around 10:30am. Notables: Wild Turkey (early, around 7:15am by the fire tower) Indigo Bunting - a male by the observation deck at 7:55am Wood Thrush - several heard Red-breasted Nuthatches - several are still around. Scarlet Tanager Warblers: Cerulean Palm - several of the western population Yellow-throated Yellow-rumped Pine Ovenbird - heard one when I went back to the car to drop off umbrella Northern Parula - brief look at one Common Yellowthroat - singing by the ranger's residence American Redstart - male Vireos: Blue-headed - only one Yellow-throated - good look at one Red-eyed - 2-3 singing after the sun came out White-eyed - 1 at 11:00am David Trently at one point asked for "just one more species" and two Double-crested Cormorants promptly flew overhead. Well done, David! Thanks to Chuck Nicholson and David Trently for lending their expert ears this morning, as good looks were hard to come by early in the rain and fog. Yesterday (4/18) I was on Sharp's Ridge with Marcia Davis and others and we had a nice look at a Broad-winged Hawk flying by, and a Golden-crowned Kinglet. Only 5 warblers, but one was a Worm-eating. Good birding! Andrew -- Andrew Core Tucson, AZ =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________