[tn-bird] Re: Appalachian Trail, Saturday
- From: "Nancy Moore" <jaybird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 08:46:44 -0500
Charlie, I am going to be in Knoxville the week of Thanksgiving and wondered
what your schedule is. would it be a good time to get any crossbills,
Grouse, and any other of the East Tn wintering birds I need. What about the
Saw Whet owl? I have a friend from Knoxville that I hike with and is an
novice birder and I plan to get with her sometime that week , depending on
her schedule. I have always had the dream of hiking the AT. Maybe you could
help us plan a one day on it and start my dream. And also get a few good
birds I need. sounds like a great "job" you have. Have a great day.
Nancy Moore
Blue Basin Cove B&B
Reelfoot Lake, Tn.
----- Original Message -----
From: Charlie <cmmbirds@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 7:52 AM
Subject: [tn-bird] Appalachian Trail, Saturday
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> Oct 19, 2002
> Great Smoky Mountains National Park
> Appalachian Trail
> >From 5100 to 6100 feet above sea level
> Sevier county, TN and Swain County, NC
>
> On Saturday, Tracey Everson and I led a couple of Florida retirees on
> one of their "life goals" up to Charlie's Bunion on the Appalachian
> Trail east from Newfound Gap. It's an 8-mile yo-yo hike (4 miles up,
> then the same 4 miles back).
>
> Though this was not a birding trip (are you tired of seeing me type
> that? The life of a naturalist is soooooo hard (cue violin music))
> we did have bins with us, and were hoping for a few high-country
> birds. With the recent cold fronts, we figured that a lot of the
> altitudinal migrators would already have moved down, but perhaps we'd
> run into some truly northern birds. We didn't stumble upon anything
> terrific, but it was a decent day bird-wise, and a spectacular day in
> all other regards.
>
> While we had no northern finches (and I wouldda bet on siskins or
> crossbills) we did have both KINGLETS. Though we feared missing a
> RAVEN, one saved the day at the last minute - almost literally within
> sight of the parking lot at the end of the return trip. The Juncos
> were far less numerous than is typical in summer. Given that we've
> had a big influx at Walker Valley (Blount County, 1604 feet above sea
> level, but only 15 miles away, due west) I would say that most have
> moved down.
>
> At one point near the top of Mt Ambler (half way out, and the highest
> elevation reached on this segment) we stopped to spish a bit, and 8-9
> BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES were very cooperative. We didn't see any
> Carolina chickadees or any titmice on the trip. As is expected, we
> flushed one RUFFED GROUSE. I can pretty much count on one for about
> every 5 miles hiking above 4500 feet. We also heard a good bit of
> drumming, as has been the case throughout the park for the last 2-3
> weeks.
>
> A pretty worn-looking female YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER sat to be
> viewed for several minutes.
>
> Though we had at least 100 ROBINS eating grape, Mountain Maple and
> other berries, only one other thrush was detected, and the brief view
> didn't allow us to ID, other than it wasn't a Wood. BLUE JAY numbers
> were way down from my last couple times in the high country, so I
> suppose most have now moved through. We had perhaps 1 or 2 dozen.
>
> Good day!
>
> =====
> **************************************************
> Charlie Muise, Senior Naturalist
> Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
> Townsend, TN lat 35 deg, 38'23" long 83 deg, 41'22"
>
> "Up, Sluggard, and waste not life; in the grave will be sleeping enough"
> - Ben Frankline, Poor Richard's Almanac
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