[Bristol-Birds] Swainson's Thrush, Round Bald, Roan Mtn

From: "Scott Somershoe" <Scott.Somershoe@xxxxxx>
To: <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,<tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:49:52 -0500

My wife and I hiked north from Carver's Gap on Thursday for a few miles.  On 
our way back up to Round Bald, near where the flaming azaleas are still 
blooming, we heard a Swainson's Thrush sing several times loud and clear.  It 
definitely caught me off guard as I wasn't necessarily expecting to actually 
hear one, but I did see the post Dean Edwards forwarded from the NC list serve, 
so I was keeping an ear out for it.  Quite a nice ending to a great hike.  I 
did double check my thrush songs and the singer was definitely a Swainson's 
Thrush and not a Hermit.  

We were 2.5 miles or so north of Round Bald and had a pair of calling Hermit 
Thrushes in the thick woods.  I never saw the birds (mostly because we didn't 
stop for long and I didn't carry my binoculars!).

Two male Vesper Sparrows were around Round Bald as well.  Both perched up 
nicely on trail markers and sang for us.

Good birding,
Scott Somershoe


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[Bristol-Birds] Swainson's Thrush, Round Bald, Roan Mtn

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