Gil Derouen and I spent the morning birding Unaka Mountain. Highlights:
Ruffed Grouse 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Acadian Flycatcher 4
Least Flycatcher 2
Blue-headed Vireo 6
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
Raven 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Wood Thrush 2
Veery 6
Catbird 2
Ovenbird 3
Hooded Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 5
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Black-and-White Warbler 1
Canada Warbler 4
Indigo Bunting 2
In addition, we saw a Turkey Vulture, Robins, Towhees, Juncos, and
Goldfinch.
We had a likely Barred Owl just as we drove onto Red Fork Drive from Hwy
107--we saw it fly several times from tree to tree, but, with all the
foliage, never could get a look at it sitting or a good enough look when
it was flying to be sure of its identity.
One Least Flycatcher was at Beauty Spot and the other was at the burned
over area just shortly before coming off the Forest Service Rd. to Hwy
395 going to Erwin.
Roy Knispel
Johnson City
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