Warblers at Lake Conasauga

<p>I spent several days in Pickens county mtns. so I decided to go up to Lake Conasauga to look for the Red Crossbills that have been reported there. I got to the beaver pond on Songbird Trail around 9:30 Wednesday morning. I was unable to locate the Crossbills but there were many Hooded Warblers around the pond. I saw six and heard at least that many more. A Cedar Waxwing was flying overhead eating insects. There was also an early Northern Waterthrush feeding in the trail. I then walked up the closed forest service road to the tower on Grassy Mtn. Elevation 3690 feet. For the trip down I took the tower trail that links back up with the Songbird Trail at the pond. On the way down there was a mixed flock of feeding birds that contained an impressive selection. Hooded m, Red Start f, Blackburnian m, Canada f, Black Throated Green m, and&nbsp;&nbsp;Black Throated Blue m, Warblers.&nbsp;Red Eyed Vireo, White Breasted Nuthatch, Downy Woodpecker im., and two Chickadees. A Red Breasted Nuthatch was calling near the pond and a Broad Winged Hawk was calling over the Lake. The Crossbills were seen yesterday morning by the lake but not the beaver pond. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Almost forgot that in Pickens County on Monument Road there were Blackburnians, Black and Whites, Black Throated Greens, a Worm Eating Warbler, many Red Eyed Vireos and Indigo Buntings.</p>