[TN-Bird] Sharp's Ridge Saturday

KTOS held a field trip to Sharp's Ridge in Knoxville, TN on
Saturday morning (24 April 2004).  People came and went and 
I didn't do a good count but there were probably 40-50
birders present.  Thanks to Harold Howell, Tony Headrick,
David Trently, Dan Mooney and everyone else that helped
everyone find some good birds today.

Several good looks at some good birds but I think Tony
Headrick and I are in agreement that the bird of the day 
for us was a UT-orange Scarlet Tanager.  I've seen Scarlets
that were less red and more orangy looking but nothing like
this.  It looked to be the same color as a Baltimore Oriole.
I'm talking BRIGHT orange.  And, of course, I left the camera
at home.  Scarlet Tanagers were everywhere we looked.

In addition to the Cerulean that Ann mentioned which gave some
great in-the-scope looks to those that stayed late, we had a very 
co-operative Cape May that sat around singing letting us get the
scopes on him as well.  Baltimore Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak,
Blackburnian Warbler and Indigo Bunting were all big hits as
usual and apparently the Wild Turkeys put on a show just before
I got there.

People drifted off before doing a proper check-off but here
are some of the birds I know were seen or heard.

Notice the lack of flycatchers and hummers.  White-eyed Vireos
were also strangely absent.

Wild Turkey
Double-crested Cormorant, 1 fly-over
Great Blue Heron, 1 fly-over
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2
Cooper's Hawk, 1
Red-tailed Hawk, 1
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren, 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, several
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wood Thrush
non-Wood thrush sp., 1, quick look before it flew
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Blue-winged Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Cape May Warbler, 1 very co-operative male
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler, 1 only
Yellow-throated Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Scarlet Tanager, seemingly dozens, where are the Summers?
Eastern Towhee
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch


Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN
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