Blue Ridge Parkway
2010 Spring Field Trip - Interim Report
June 3-6

A large group of 20 birders traveled to Asheville and the Blue Ridge Parkway for the annual spring trip and a good time was had by all.  The weather cooperated for early morning birding and the birds did also.  Of the 88 species observed during the trip highlights were the Alder Flycatcher and the Cerulean Warbler, including the observation of an active nest discovered by Simon Thompson.  Charlotte Goedsche, current president of the Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society, had a scope trained on the nest and all had a chance to look.  Many other warblers were also observed and several of the birders added birds to their life lists.  More information on the trip will be posted on the web site in the near future.  A very special thanks to Marilyn Westphal of the Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society for guiding the group on the Parkway.