So it has been a while since I have posted to my blog. I was having some computer problems, but I just got a new computer so I am up and running again! Here are some photos from a trip my husband, Kevin and I took to Roan Mountains a few weeks ago. We stayed at the state park and did a couple day hikes on the AT in the National Forest...when it wasn't raining too hard...
We brought our two dogs Wesley and Merlin. They enjoyed hiking up to Jane Bald on the second day.
As we were hiking, the fog was rolling in and we got caught in the rain on the way out.
We were really excited to find Alder Flycatchers, Empidonax alnorum, on Jane Bald, Roan Mountain, and at Carver's Gap. I believe this is the most southerly nesting population and the only one in Tennessee.
Other cool birds we saw included:
Red Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
Canada Warbler, Wilsonia canadensis
Magnolia Warbler, Dendroica magnolia
Chestnut-sided Warbler, Dendroica pensylvanica.
The Rhododendrons for which Roan Mountain is famous were not yet in bloom up top, but there were a few starting to bloom at Carver's Gap. These are Catawba Rhododendrons, Rhodendron catawbiense, which are usually found at high elevations. The white rhododendrons that are in bloom at low elevations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park right now are Rosebay Rhododendrons, Rhododendron maximum.
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