In Newnan today, slightly west of Highway 70, a couple of Cape May warblers and about a dozen male and female rose-breasted grosbeaks at the feeders. Also a parula, 3-4 palm warblers, and the usual chippies. House wrens all over the place singing loudly. -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Stewart <Bikesnbirds@CS.COM> To: GABO-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU <GABO-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> Date: Sunday, April 30, 2000 4:27 PM Subject: [GABO-L] Berry College-long

>GABO > >An excellent day on Lavender Mtn. at Berry College in Rome with 70 species. > >Highlights: bobolinks, yellow-throated vireo, least flycatcher, 13 >warblers > >I encourage anyone coming to Berry to park at the waterwheel and take the >trail which parallels the creek behind the waterwheel. It is very beautiful >with several small waterfalls and pools, many remnant plant species like >mountain laurel are found here. This trail will lead up the mountain to the >road bisecting the mountain, take a left on the road and walk to a pass at a >little over 1000 ft (about 1.5 miles from car). All our warblers and >flycatcher were found on the trail not the road. > >Warblers: Tennessee (many), chestnut, magnolia, B-T blue, B-T green, pine, >palm, blackpoll (many), worm-eating, n. waterthrush, kentucky, canada. Not a >lot of activity. No ovenbirds, very disappointing. > >The numbers of both tanagers were outstanding often obnoxious. Caterpillars >were also incredible, millions and millions. Because of this the birds would >remain relatively still, they did not have to travel far. Most of our birds >were found at lower elevations, many trees at the top are bare due to the >caterpillars. Chestnut oaks are their favorite. Also on the mountain: Rose- >B grosbeaks (many), yellow-throated vireo along the mtn. road, kingbirds at >the top. Wear a hat due to caterpillar dung. At times it sounds like rain >falling on the leaves! > >On opossum trot we had a flock of about 25 bobolinks, our first here. Ann >Stewart had her first American Bittern yesterday and her first Canada warbler >today. > >Also, a new colony of cliff swallows (90 nests), on Veterans Memorial Hwy >(loop 1) over the Oostanaula. Some nests as close as 15 feet with mama >inside looking out! > >stephen stewart >rome, ga