[Bristol-Birds] Low elevation Hermit Thrushes in Ashe County, NC

From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2014 00:57:40 -0400

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Wednesday, 2 July 2014

 

I returned to the Cut Laurel Gap area in Ashe County along the NC-TN line 

this afternoon to do some field work.  Despite sunny, warm conditions and 

being the middle of the day, I had at least 4 singing Hermit Thrushes in the


area including 2 right at the end of Cut Laurel Road (a public road) at the 

state line.  This is the same spot where I had one Hermit back on 13 June.  

The elevation here is 3,746' and the habitat is a mosaic of grassy meadows 

and northern red oak forest with oldfield white pine stands. 

 

Very unusual habitat and elevation for this species in the breeding season.


I also had single Hermits about a mile north and south of the gap on private


land at elevations between 3750' and 4000'. These were also in mixed red 

oak stands with some white pine.   Also had one Vesper Sparrow about a 

mile north of the gap in a large meadow at about 4000'.

-- 
J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation:  3,400 feet

[Bristol-Birds] Low elevation Hermit Thrushes in Ashe County, NC

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