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Bird Report for Sunday, March 13, 2005 
Reported by Rob Biller 
Observers: Rob Biller 
Area Reported:  
Keebler Rd (KBLR) [Washington County] 
Lat 36-12â??-30â??N, Long 82-38â??00â??W* 
Davey Crockett Birthplace State Park (DCBSP) â?? [Washington/Greene  County] 
Lat 36-12â??-30â??N, Long 82-40â??00â??W* 
Rankin Wildlife Management Area (RWMA) [Cocke County]  
Lat 36-03â??-00â??N, 83-13â??-00â??W* 
Toby Rd [Greene County]  
Lat 36-09â??-00â??N, Long  83-07â??-00â??W* 
Smelcer Rd [Greene County]  
Lat 36-08â??-00â??N, Long 83-06â??-00â??W* 
Hwy 340 (Lick Creek) [Greene County]  
Lat 36-09â??-00â??N, 83-09â??-30â??W* 
West Greene High School [Greene County]  
Lat 36-12â??-30â??N, Long 82-40â??-00â??W* 
Weather â?? Clear, Upper 30â??s (morning) to Upper 60â??s  (afternoon) 
Species List w/ Notes 
Canada  Goose  (DCBSP) 
Mallard (DCBSP) 
Great Blue Heron(KBLR) â?? in flight 
Black Vulture(DCBSP) 
Turkey Vulture(DCBSP) 
Bald Eagle(RWMA) â?? 2 in flight, 1 full adult (white head and tail, 1 w/  only 
white head) 
Northern Harrier (Smelcer Rd) - male 
Red-tailed Hawk (Toby Rd) 
Least Sandpiper (RWMA) - ~10 
Pectoral Sandpiper (RWMA) - ~ 4 
Ring-billed Gull (RWMA) â?? 2 
Rock Pigeon (1st seen in Washington County) 
Eurasian-collared Dove â?? West Greene High School - 2 
Mourning Dove â?? (KBLR) 
Red-bellied Woodpecker â?? (DCBSP) 
Downy Woodpecker - (DCBSP) 
Pileated Woodpecker - (DCBSP) 
Blue Jay - (DCBSP) 
American Crow - (DCBSP) 
Common Raven - (DCBSP), - Probable - I thought this was odd but vocals  and 
size of  
bird matched â?? the tail was more squared that I  thought it should have been. 
 I  wasnâ??t able to see the beak.  If it  was a Crow, it has a serious sore 
throat. 
Horned Lark - (KBLR) 
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (RWMA) â?? 4 
Carolina Chickadee - (DCBSP) 
Carolina Wren (Greene County) 
Eastern Bluebird (Toby Rd) 
American Robin (DCBSP) 
Northern Mockingbird (DCBSP) 
European Starling â?? most everywhere 
American Pipit - (RWMA) - ~35 [That I was able to count with binoculars,  
probably more) 
Field Sparrow (DCBSP) many singing 
Song Sparrow (DCBSP) 
White-throated Sparrow (DCBSP) 
Dark-eyed Junco (DCBSP) 
Northern Cardinal (DCBSP) 
Red-winged Blackbird (DCBSP) 
Eastern Meadowlark (KBLR) 
Common Grackle (DCBSP) 
House Finch (Greene County) 
American Goldfinch (DCBSP) 
    *   Lat and Long are approximates that have been  picked out of Delormeâ??s 
Tennessee Atlas and Gazateer.
Rob Biller 
Elizabethton, TN 

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