[TN-Bird] KTOS Sharps Ridge walk (Knoxville, east Tenn)

From: David Trently <dtrently@xxxxxxx>
To: TN-Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:49:45 -0400
Saturday morning, April 28, about 25 birders visited Sharps Ridge in 
Knoxville. The temperature was between 50 and 55 degrees, and there was a 
little bit of rain late in the morning, but it was a good day to be up there.
The frost we had earlier in the month has left most of the taller trees with 
dead leaves - and so no caterpillars are present as food for migrating birds. 
Luckily the shrubs and shorter trees are mostly green - so we had some great 
looks at birds normally found high up in trees - like Blackburnian, Cape May 
and Cerulean Warblers.
I didn't try to count individuals, but I record below numbers for some of the 
birds.

Cooper's Hawk - 2
Killdeer - 1 flyover
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo - 10+
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Nashville Warbler - 1
Cape May Warbler - 3+
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler - 2
Palm Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler - 1
Cerulean Warbler - 1
Black-and-white Warbler
Ovenbird - 1
Hooded Warbler - 5
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - several
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird

Number of Species: 47

David Trently
Avian Pursuits Nature Tours
Knoxville, TN


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