Hello Bristol and TN Birders: Monday, May 29, 2006, A group of local birders birded Hampton Creek Cove and the Top of Roan Mtn. I have forgotten my official list at home (I'm sneaking a break at work) so I will just rely on memory and list the highlight species. The birders were myself (Rob Biller), Tom McNeil, Reece Jamerson, Bryan Stevens, and Gilbert Derouen. All Species were seen in Carter County or just across the state line in NC in Carver's Gap (I don't know the county in NC). Highlights for Hampton Creek Cove (Carter County): -Blue-winged Warbler (seen by Tom McNeil, Rob Biller, Reece Jamerson) across the "fishing" bridge on the left side of the cove.) -Brewster's Warbler (seen by entire group, same place as above) - this bird was first seen my Seasonal naturalist Nora Schubert on Saturday May 27. This bird has the resemblance of a full Golden-winged Warbler, but sang the Blue-winged Warbler song. -Willow Flycatcher (1) -Black-billed Cuckoo (seen and heard by Rob Biller, Tom McNeil, and Reece Jamerson. It was at the same location that is described above and was observed at about 30-40 ft away sitting in on a branch about 20 feet up. It did not sing its normal song, but a softer yet more scolding call. I wondered if there is a nest near-by.) -Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1)(heard by entire group) -Golden-winged Warblers (many) -Least Flycatcher (many) -Yellow Warbler (many) -American Redstarts (many) -Yellow-breasted Chat (1) -Chipping Sparrows -Field Sparrows -Northern Flicker -Common Yellowthroat -Indigo Buntings -Cedar Waxwings -House Wrens (many at bottom) -Eastern Bluebirds -Chestnut-sided Warblers (many) -Broad-winged Hawk (2) -Turkey Vulture Drive to the top: (new for day) -Barn Swallow -Hooded Warbler -Great-crested Flycatcher -Eastern Kingbird -Eastern Wood-Pewee -Northern Parula -Black-throated Blue Warbler -Red-tailed Hawk At top (Carver's Gap) -Alder Flycatcher (~5) - 1 just in North Carolina -Brown Creeper -Golden-crowned Kinglet -Veery -Red-breasted Nuthatch -Blackburnian Warbler -Northern Bobwhite (2) * * We were down about where the Appalachian Trail (from the gardens) meets the highway. If I hadn't been with 4 other good birders who not only heard these birds but saw them as well, I would've been very reluctant to mention this without seeking further guidance. Not only did we hear the normal "Bob-WHITE" call, but they did another cool call that I was told is the way mating pairs keep up with one another. I had walked back up the road (toward the top) trying to find a better vantage point to see where this odd sound was coming from when a Bobwhite flew across in front of the other 4 birders. Does anybody have any idea about Bobwhite at Carver's Gap on Roan? Could they have escaped from the North Carolina side where there is apparently a Bobwhite farm in Bakersville? Non-the-less, a VERY interesting sighting. Rob Biller Elizabethton, TN ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST Bristol Birds Net Photo Gallery located at: http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/jwcoffeyy/album?.dir=/efd5 Be sure and visit the Bristol Bird Club website at: http://bristolbirdclub.org This is a regional birding list sponsored by the Bristol Bird Club to facilitate communications between birders and bird clubs of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. -------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to Bristol-Birds. To post to this mailing list, simply send an email to: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send an email to bristol-birds-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the one word 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. -------------------------------------------------- Wallace Coffey, Moderator wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (423)764-****