We made a trip to the Sugarland overlooks at Cherokee National Forest Saturday (Hwy 64E from Cleveland heading towards the whitewater rafting section, left on 77 past the Rangers station, 3-6 mi. up the mountain towards Benton Falls). Warblers of note were Black & whites, Hooded, many Black-throated greens, & Magnolia. Many vireos were heard, but never seen. Indigo buntings were everywhere we turned. There was a loud & constant drone, whirring sound, which we assumed & later verified to be Cicadas (Thankfully, the massive congregations were further down the mountain w/ only a few up top). They serenaded us (like something out of a 50's B sci-fi movie) while we birded & had beautiful views of the valley below. White-eyed vireo & more Indigo buntings were later seen on a trail near the Whitewater Center. Robert & Leigh Loveday Cleveland, TN __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/ =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================