FreeLists / bristol-birds / [bristol-birds] LeConte's Sparrow at Shady Valley, TN

[Kat92047@xxxxxxx]

On Saturday morning (Oct. 19) Bryan Stevens and Howard P. Langridge went to 
Quarry Bog at Shady Valley in Johnson County.  We found Rick Knight there with 
his banding operation, and he told us he had seen a Sora only minutes before we 
arrived.

We went on into the bog while Rick checked his nets. We encountered Swamp, 
Savannah and Song Sparrows until we heard some unusual call notes. Not long 
after that, a LeConte's Sparrow popped into view for Bryan and then Howard. By 
being methodical in approach, we didn't flush the bird into hiding, and Rick 
eventually caught up with us and also saw the bird. The bird was very 
cooperative, and we were able to study in all details all the vital fieldmarks.

We also had a single Bobolink that also insisted on occasionally getting into 
the same frame with the LeConte's Sparrow.

Later, all three got good looks at a Sedge Wren.

In addition, two Common Snipe and a Virginia Rail were flushed. Other good 
birds included Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks. We also had a flock of 28 
Killdeer. Rick also heard a flyover American Pipit that went unheard by Howard 
and Bryan.

When we left him, Rick was tending to a net with Swamp Sparrows, Song Sparrows, 
Savannah Sparrows and Palm Warbler (but no LeConte's in the net). 

Bryan Stevens,
Hampton, TN
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