May 16 - Quiet day at home

Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee
American Crow - heard at home
American Goldfinch - feeder (2f, f) (m, 3f)
Blue Jay - feeder
Carolina Chickadee - feeder
Gray Catbird - heard at home; Heaton Creek Road
House Finch - feeder (m,f)
Indigo Bunting - feeder (m)
Mourning Dove - feeder
Northern Cardinal - feeder (2m) (f)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - feeder (m)
Song Sparrow - feeder
Tufted Titmouse - feeder (2)

Raccoon - feeder (2:25pm)

May 15 - Year Bird #118 - Green Heron

May 15, 2008
Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee
American Crow - heard at home
American Goldfinch - feeder (f, m)
Barn Swallow - Heaton Creek Road (2)
Blue Jay - feeder; elsewhere on the home place (1)
Brown Thrasher - on the home place chasing a Gray Catbird
Carolina Chickadee - feeder; heard at the pond
Chimney Swift - Heaton Creek Road (2)
Chimney Swift - on the home place (4)
Common Raven - Heaton Creek Road (2)
Dark-eyed Junco - feeder (2)
Eastern Phoebe - Heaton Creek Road
European Starling - Heaton Creek Road
Gray Catbird - heard in the yard; pond (1); elsewhere on the home place (2) one being chased by a Brown Thrasher; Heaton Creek Road (1)

Green Heron - pond - year bird #118
Hooded Warbler - heard on the home place
Indigo Bunting - feeder (m); elsewhere on the home place (m) might be the same one as at the feeder

Mourning Dove - feeder (2)
Northern Cardinal - feeder (f)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - feeder (m)
Song Sparrow - feeder (1); elsewhere on the home place (1); Heaton Creek Road (1)
Tufted Titmouse - feeder (2)
Wood Thrush - heard at home

Bullfrog - pond (3)

Water Strider - pond

May 14 - Run Cricket, Run!

May 14, 2008
Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee
American Crow - heard at home
Blue Jay - heard at home; on the home place (4)
Carolina Chickadee - feeder
Chimney Swift - on the home place
Gray Catbird - on the home place (2)
Mourning Dove - heard at home
Northern Cardinal - feeder (m)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - yard (m)
Song Sparrow - heard in yard; on the home place (1)
Tufted Titmouse - feeder

Bullfrog - pond (2)

large brown cricket - seen while mowing

Groundhog - on the home place
Raccoon - feeder

Six-spotted Fishing Spider - pond

May 13 - Tigers Everywhere!

May 13, 2008
Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee
American Crow - heard at home; village (3)
American Goldfinch - feeder (1); village (m)
American Robin - Heaton Creek Road (2)
Blue Jay - heard at home
Brown Thrasher - Heaton Creek Road (2)
Chimney Swift - Heaton Creek Road (2)
Common Grackle (4-5)
Eastern Phoebe (2)
Eastern Towhee - heard at home
European Starling - Heaton Creek Road (1); village (12)
Gray Catbird - on the home place
Mourning Dove - Heaton Creek Road (1); village (1)
Northern Cardinal - feeder (m, f)
Red-winged Blackbird - Heaton Creek Road (1); heard in village
Song Sparrow - on the home place (1); Heaton Creek Road (3) one w/nesting material
Tree Swallow - village (2) they flew across the yard at the electric company and within 2-3 feet of my face! Wow!

Virginia Opossum - porch 1:00 am
White-tailed Deer - village - dead

Roan Mountain State Park, Carter County, Tennessee
American Crow

Elk Park, Avery County, North Carolina
Barn Swallow (2)
European Starling (2)

Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina
American Crow (4)
Mourning Dove

Beech Mountain, Avery County, North Carolina
American Crow (6)
Dark-eyed Junco
European Starling
Mourning Dove - heard
Song Sparrow
Tufted Titmouse - heard

Eastern Chipmunk

Beech Mountain, Watauga County, North Carolina
American Crow (2)
Dark-eyed Junco - heard

Pipevine Swallowtail - at least (21) I got to hold several!
Spicebush Swallowtail
Tiger Swallowtail

Skunk - smelled

Avery County, North Carolina
American Crow (5)
American Robin

Tiger Swallowtail (19+)

Watauga County, North Carolina
Tiger Swallowtail (2)

Johnson County, Tennessee
Tiger Swallowtail (4)

Carter County, Tennessee
American Crow
American Robin
Northern Cardinal (m)

Tiger Swallowtail (13)

Fish Springs, Carter County, Tennessee
American Crow

Hampton, Carter County, Tennessee
Common Grackle
European Starling

Tiger Swallowtail

Valley Forge, Carter County, Tennessee
European Starling (2)

Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee
American Crow
American Robin (6)
Chimney Swift (7)
Common Grackle (11)
European Starling (21)
House Sparrow (f)
Killdeer (3)
Mourning Dove (4)
Northern Cardinal (f, m)
Rock Pigeon (5)
Tree Swallow (2)

Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee
American Crow (2)
American Robin
Barn Swallow (2)
Blue Jay - heard
Brown-headed Cowbird (m, f)
Chimney Swift (2)
Common Grackle (2)
European Starling (11)
House Sparrow (f, 2m)
Mourning Dove (4)
Northern Mockingbird
Rock Pigeon (4)

Tiger Swallowtail

May 12 - Thieving Raccon and Agressive Catbird

May 12, 2008
Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee
American Crow - heard (3) saw (2)
American Goldfinch - feeder (2m, 2f)
American Robin - yard (1); elsewhere (2)
Barn Swallow - yard/feeder (5); elsewhere on the home place (2); elsewhere (3)
Blue Jay - yard (1); elsewhere on the home place (2)
Carolina Chickadee - feeder
Dark-eyed Junco - feeder
Eastern Bluebird - yard (f)
Eastern Phoebe - on the home place (1); elsewhere (1) being bombed by a Gray Catbird
Eastern Towhee - feeder (m); elsewhere on the home place (m); heard elsewhere (1)
European Starling - on the home place (1); elsewhere (1)
Gray Catbird - on the home place (1); elsewhere (1) bombing an Eastern Phoebe
House Finch - feeder (m)
Mourning Dove - feeder (2); elsewhere (3)
Northern Cardinal - feeder (m, f)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - feeder (m)
Song Sparrow - on the home place (1); elsewhere (2)
Tufted Titmouse - feeder

Bullfrog - pond

Raccoon - raiding the feeder in bright sunlight at 5:53 pm then on the porch at 7:00 pm

May 11 - 11 Birds

May 11, 2008
Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee
American Crow - heard
American Goldfinch - feeder (2f, 2m)
American Robin (2)
Blue Jay - heard
Carolina Chickadee - feeder
Dark-eyed Junco - feeder (2)
Eastern Towhee - feeder (m, f)
Northern Cardinal - feeder (f)
Northern Flicker
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - feeder (m)
Song Sparrow - heard

May 10 - Three nice warblers in the yard

May 10, 2008
Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee
American Crow (3)
American Goldfinch - feeder (m, f)
American Redstart - yard (m)
American Robin (5) one was gathering grass
Black-and-white Warbler - yard
Blue Jay - feeder (1); yard (1-2); elsewhere (3-5)
Carolina Chickadee - feeder
Chimney Swift
Dark-eyed Junco - feeder (2)
Eastern Phoebe (2)
Eastern Towhee - feeder (m); elsewhere (m)
Gray Catbird
Hooded Warbler - heard
House Finch - feeder (f, m)
Mourning Dove (2)
Northern Cardinal - feeder (m, f)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - feeder (m); elsewhere (m)
Song Sparrow (2)
Tufted Titmouse - feeder
Wood Thrush - heard
Yellow-rumped Warbler - yard (2); elsewhere (2) possibly same two as in yard

Bullfrog - pond (2)

Pipevine Swallowtail

Six-spotted Fishing Spider - pond (2)