Birding at Seven Islands State Birding Park (Knox County) has picked up tremendously this week. Several reports of approximately 45 species have been submitted over the last few days. This morning (3/31/2015) I had my first 50 species day. Recent highlights - Bonaparte's Gulls, Buffleheads, Hooded Mergansers, Great Egrets. Recent arrivals - Barn Swallows, Rough-winged swallows, Purple Martins, Chipping Sparrow. Seven Islands State Birding Park Traveling 5 miles 290 Minutes Observers: 1 All birds reported? Yes Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.8 15 Canada Goose 5 Wood Duck 6 Mallard 4 Bufflehead 13 Hooded Merganser 1 Northern Bobwhite 3 Pied-billed Grebe 4 Double-crested Cormorant 9 Great Blue Heron 3 Great Egret 4 Black Vulture 6 Turkey Vulture 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 4 Bonaparte's Gull 4 Mourning Dove 1 Belted Kingfisher 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 4 Blue Jay 5 American Crow 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 26 Tree Swallow 3 Barn Swallow 7 Carolina Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 5 Carolina Wren 5 Eastern Bluebird 2 American Robin 2 Northern Mockingbird 2 Brown Thrasher 9 European Starling 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 8 Eastern Towhee 1 Chipping Sparrow 23 Field Sparrow 11 Savannah Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 5 Swamp Sparrow 4 White-throated Sparrow 7 White-crowned Sparrow 14 Northern Cardinal 8 Red-winged Blackbird 3 Eastern Meadowlark 5 Brown-headed Cowbird 14 American Goldfinch 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) Morton Massey Knoxville, TN