May 4 - Year birds #105-117

May 4, 2008
Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee
American Crow - at home (4); Heaton Creek Road (1); Sugar Hollow Road (1); village (2)
American Goldfinch - feeder (2f); Heaton Creek Road (m)
American Robin - at home (1); Heaton Creek Road (2)
Barn Swallow - Heaton Creek Road (2+)
Belted Kingfisher - Heaton Creek Road
Black-and-white Warbler - at home
Blue Jay - at home (3); Heaton Creek Road (4); Sugar Hollow Road (1)
Canada Goose - heard at home
Carolina Chickadee - home
Chimney Swift - Heaton Creek Road (2)
Common Grackle - village
Dark-eyed Junco - feeder
Eastern Towhee - heard at home
European Starling - Heaton Creek Road (1); Sugar Hollow Road (1); Hwy 143 (2); village (1)
Gray Catbird - Home (1); Heaton Creek Road (1)
Hooded Warbler - heard at home
Mourning Dove - heard at home; Heaton Creek Road (4+)
Northern Cardinal - Hampton Creek Road (m)
Northern Flicker - Home (1); Heaton Creek Road (1) nesting
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Heaton Creek Road (1); village (1)
Pileated Woodpecker - Dark Hollow Road
Red-Winged Blackbird - Sugar Hollow Road (m, f)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Home (m)
Song Sparrow - home (1); heard at village
Turkey Vulture - at home (1); village (6)
Wood Thrush - heard at home
Bullfrog - pond
Salamander - pond
Tiger Swallowtail - Hampton Creek Road (1); village (1)
Cottontail - at home
Virginia Opossum - Dark Hollow Road - dead
Six-spotted Fishing Spider - pond - probably a lifer

Roan Mountain State Park, Carter County, Tennessee
American Crow - Picnic Shelter #1 (4); elsewhere (2)
American Robin - campground (1); elsewhere (2)
Blue Jay - Picnic Shelter #1 (10-12); campground (1); elsewhere (1)
Common Yellowthroat - heard at Picnic Shelter #1 - year bird #106
Eastern Bluebird (f, m)
Eastern Phoebe - Picnic Shelter #1 (2); campground (1); elsewhere (1)
Eastern Towhee - Picnic Shelter #1
Gray Catbird - Picnic Shelter #1 (3)
Grey Catbird
Hooded Warbler - First sighting of the year! I've been hearing it since April 24. (year bird 100b?)
House Wren - heard at Picnic Shelter #1 - year bird #107
Magnolia Warbler - Picnic Shelter #1 (m) - year bird #108
Mourning Dove - heard
Northern Cardinal
Northern Parula - campground - year bird #109
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Palm Warbler -year bird #105
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Picnic Shelter #1
Song Sparrow - Picnic Shelter #1 (1); elsewhere (2)
Turkey Vulture - Picnic Shelter #1
Yellow-throated Warbler - campground
Eastern Chipmunk

Burbank, Carter County, Tennessee
American Crow
American Robin (4)
Baltimore Oriole - year bird #111
Barn Swallow
Blue Jay
Common Grackle (2)
European Starling (8)
House Sparrow (m)
Indigo Bunting - heard
Northern Cardinal (m)
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird (f, m)
Song Sparrow
Yellow Warbler - year bird #110

Golden-winged Warbler Curve, Hwy 143 climbing the Roan, Carter County, Tennessee
Chestnut-sided Warbler (2)
Golden-winged Warbler (m) - year bird #112 (lifer?)
Gray Catbird
Indigo Bunting (m)
Philadelphia Vireo - year bird #113 - Life Bird
Turkey Vulture

The group decided that the name of this pull-off should now be changed to Philadelphia Vireo Curve.

Hummingbird Hill, Hwy 143 climbing the Roan, Carter County, Tennessee
American Robin
Chipping Sparrow
Eastern Phoebe
Gray Catbird
Mourning Dove
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - year bird #114
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (f)

Canada Warbler Pull-off, Hwy 143 climbing the Roan, Carter County, Tennessee
Red-tailed Hawk
Verry - heard - year bird #115
Winter Wren - heard - year bird # 116 - (lifer?)

Yup, no Canada Warbler at Canada Warbler Pull-off!

Carver's Gap, Mitchell County, North Carolina
Dark-eyed Junco (2)

Carver's Gap, Carter County, Tennessee
Canada Warbler - year bird #117
Dark-eyed Junco
Eastern Towhee - heard
Red-breasted Nuthatch

Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area, Carter County, Tennessee
American Crow - heard
American Goldfinch (2m)
Barn Swallow (2)
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Chimney Swift
Chipping Sparrow (2)
Common Yellowthroat (2)
Eastern Bluebird (f)
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Towhee (m, f)
Field Sparrow
Indigo Bunting
Mourning Dove - heard
Northern Cardinal - heard
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Yellow Warbler
Eastern Tailed-Blue - lifer
Meadow Fritillary (2+) - lifer
Pipevine Swallowtail (2)
Tiger Swallowtail (2)
Cottontail

Well, there you have it! A big birding day. Thirteen year birds, a lifer or two, and I finally got those 12 pages of field notes transcribed! Altogether I had 51 bird species, 2 amphibians, 4 butterflys, 3 mammals, and 1 spider. Definitely a day of intense intentionality.