[TN-Bird] IMBD @ Hampton Creek Cove, TN

From: <merlin42@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 22:00:17 -0400
Hello Tennessee and Bristol area birders,

Today, Nora Schubert and myself (Rob Biller) spent International Migratory =
Bird Day at Hampton Creek Cove.  The general Lat/Long of the site in Carter=
 County is lat 36 degrees 05'   long 82 degrees 01'. =20

Hampton Creek Cove is a 693-acre natural area located in Carter County outs=
ide of the town of Roan Mountain near Roan Mountain State Park. The Cove is=
 in the Southern Appalachian Mountains between 3,000 to 4,800 feet elevatio=
n. The upper boundary is contiguous to the Cherokee National Forest just be=
low where the Appalachian Trail (AT) crosses the Little Hump and Hump Mount=
ains. The Cherokee is where the upper reaches of the Left Prong of Hampton =
Creek originate. The creek is a prominent feature bisecting the length of t=
he natural area, draining young and mature forests, seeps, and farmland in =
the cove. The Left Prong is considered one of the most productive native tr=
out streams in East Tennessee and is presently undergoing brook trout resto=
ration directed by Trout Unlimited and the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agen=
cy. Seeps, which were once the source of drinking water here, are fairly co=
mmon and often found on slopes. One such seep forms a small scrub and shrub=
 bog near a low elevation pasture that supports a diversity of wetland spec=
ies. Hampton Creek Cove is managed by the Southern Appalachian Highlands Co=
nservancy (SAHC) land trust. (from the TDEC: Division of Natural Areas webs=
ite : http://www.state.tn.us/environment/na/natareas/hampton/)

Great looks at many Golden-winged Warblers (not one hybrid!) and dueling Am=
erican Redstarts (actually there were 3 fighting out territory rights) high=
lighted the day.  Also the appearance of a Baltimore Oriole was a big surpr=
ise as there are no nesting records of this species in the cove.  Consultin=
g with Allan Trently (via telephone) we think elevational concerns make thi=
s a interesting sighting.  I believe it was just a passerine through the co=
ve.  The day was overcast with rain around 2pm.  48 Species of birds seen. =
=20

The complete list follows:

Yellow-billed  Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Acadian Flycatcher 3
Alder Flycatcher 1
Willow  Flycatcher 2
Least F lycatcher 4
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue-headed  Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 4
N. Rough-winged Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 5
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 6
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Blubird 1
Veery 3
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 8
Brown Thrasher 4
European Starling 1
Golden-winged Warbler 8
Yellow Warbler 9
Chestnut-sided Warbler 18
American Redstart 20
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 6
Hooded Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 2
Eastern Towhee 11
Field Sparrow 9
Song  Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 11
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole - First known sighting of this species here
American Goldfinch 10
--
Rob Biller
Elizabethton, TN
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