[TN-Bird] Weekend Birding in the Southeast TN Area
- From: Charles Murray <dro_1945@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 09:48:06 -0700 (PDT)
I'm sorry if this has already posted. It turned up in the "spam folder" on my
computer. On Saturday, I birded near my home in
Birchwood (Hamilton County) and in Bradley County and Meigs County. I
identified 46 species, which is the highest one-day count I've ever had by
myself. Highlights included an adult bald eagle and at least one juvenile still
on a nest in Rhea County that is visible from the Cherokee Removal Memorial
Park in Meigs County. I also heard a singing bobwhite quail at the CRMP. At the
Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge in Meigs County, I saw an adult male orchard oriole
and a first year male as well. At home I had a female rose-breasted grosbeak on
a suet feeder and a hairy woodpecker on a suet log.
This afternoon, beginning
about 3 PM, I saw a scarlet tanager male and three females or young on the
Mountain Beautiful Trail near the Craven's House on Lookout Mountain (Hamilton
County). Nearby, I saw a possible Nashville warbler, but I couldn't get a long
enough view to be sure. I also observed at least one palm warbler and a
yellow-rumped
warbler in a tree at the Craven's House parking lot. About 4:10 PM, I got a
good look at a beautiful life bird male black-throated blue warbler on
the unnamed (or is it named ?) "bicycle trail" near the big curve on
Craven's Terrace. This trail is near the Craven's House. I also had one or two
black-and-white warblers at the same spot. Additionally, I saw a warbler that I
couldn't get a good enough look to identify at that same location.
Charles Murray
Birchwood, TN
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