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13 APR 03
Chattanooga, TN
Rack Cross
Carol Cross
Jami Cross
Kami Cross
Sammy Cross

This morning our crew headed south for an early start on spring break. A stop 
at an advertised address from TN-Birds produced the "Bird of the Trip" which 
was a male PAINTED BUNTING!! This was a lifer for us all. We later met up 
with a group led by Kevin Calhoun at Brainerd Levee and saw Green Heron, 
Greater Yellow Legs and Solitary Sandpipers as well as a Sora. Kevin's group 
was said to have flushed as many as four American Bitterns prior to our 
arrival. From there we headed to Audubon Acres and saw the captive Golden 
Eagle. Not much else here, a couple of Pine Warblers and Blue-gray 
Gnatcatchers stood out. Lastly, a visit to Chickamauga Dam bought all the 
children another lifer when Carol spotted the first of two Peregrine Falcons. 
First of the year Cliff Swallows were also identified. 

'Til we bird again

Rack Cross
Blountville, TN


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