At the top of the mountain, I saw one Yellow-rumped and 2 Magnolia Warblers, and caught a quick photo of a Palm Warbler right before it flew off.
While sitting at one spot, a Porcupine passed within ten feet of me and checked out a nearby sapling.
I then spotted a Philadelphia Vireo in a fairly distant tree and took a documentation photo of it.
A second one was seen soon after.
Red-eyed Vireos were also very noticeable. I ended up with a total of 14 birds.
As I slowly worked my way back down the Appalachian Trail, I came across a group of migrants that included two more Philadelphia Vireos and a Black-throated Blue Warbler.
A little farther down the trail, I found two more Philadelphia Vireos. One cooperated nicely, allowing me to get my best photos of this species.
That area also produced another Black-throated Blue Warbler, a Magnolia Warbler, and a few Black-and-white Warblers.
I saw my seventh and final Philadelphia Vireo of the day plus a Bay-breasted Warbler.
Last but definitely not least, I spotted 2 Red-breasted Nuthatches, which put an exclamation point on the morning.
I ended up seeing seven(!) Philadelphia Vireos and at least 14 Red-eyed Vireos in addition to the 2 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, 2 Common Ravens, a Scarlet Tanager, and 12 species of warblers that included Ovenbird, Palm, Yellow-rumped, Tennessee, Magnolia, Chestnut-sided, Bay-breasted, Black-and-white, Blackburnian, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, and American Redstart.
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