29 September 2013 Carter Co., TN Elizabethton Walkway Cathy Myers and I had a good mix of birds on the Elizabethton Walkway this morning. We spent about three hours and tallied 51 species (including 13 species of warblers). Highlights and such: Chimney Swift (22) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1) Merlin (1) - terrorizing birds at the Elizabethton Twins picnic park; made three unsuccessful passes Eastern Wood-Pewee (2) House Wren (2) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1) Gray-cheeked Thrush (1) Swainson's Thrush (2) Gray Catbird (2) Tennessee Warbler (9) Common Yellowthroat (2) American Redstart (7) Cape May Warbler (1) Magnolia Warbler (2) Bay-breasted Warbler (1) Blackburnian Warbler (4) Chestnut-sided Warbler (1) Black-throated Blue Warbler (2) Palm Warbler (1) Pine Warbler (1) Yellow-throated Warbler (1) Black-throated Green Warbler (4) Scarlet Tanager (1) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (3) Indigo Bunting (6) -- Thomas S. McNeil Elizabethton, TN ************************************************ Thomas S. McNeil Associate Professor of Biology Northeast State Community College Northeast State at Elizabethton 386 Highway 91 North Elizabethton, TN 37643 Phone: 423.547.8450 Office: E120B tsmcneil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ************************************************