FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] Re: Shady Valley sparrows

["Richard Knight" <rknight8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

12 Oct 2006
Quarry Bog, Shady Valley, TN

LeConte's Sparrow - 1

also:
Sora - 1
Blue-wg. Teal - 2
N. Harrier - 2
plus numerous Swamp Sparrows & Palm Warblers.

Rick Knight
Johnson City


> [Original Message]
> From: <ahoodedwarbler@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 10/11/2006 3:13:22 PM
> Subject: [Bristol-Birds] Shady Valley sparrows
>
> Gil Derouen, Reece Jamerson and Bryan Stevens visited Shady Valley, 
> Johnson Co., on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
>
> We had  several species of sparrows at Quarry Bog, including Swamp  and 
> Song.
>
> Bryan saw a Savannah Sparrow that went unobserved by Gil and Reece.
>
> Later, Reece and Gil also observed a LeConte's Sparrow that was not 
> seen by Bryan.
>
> All three observed, but could not confirm, a possible Nelson's 
> Sharp-tailed Sparrow. The bird, in bad lighting, just didn't stay in 
> view long enough, but it certainly looked interesting.
>
> Other birds present;
> Virginia Rail (1)
> Wilson's Snipe (6)
> Mallard (6)
> Palm Warbler (12+)
> Yellow-rumped Warblers
> Great Blue Heron
> Red-winged Blackbird (100+)
>
> Prior to Shady Valley, a trip to Musick's Campground at S. Holston 
> Lake, Sullivan County, yielded two Caspian Terns, 1 Forster's Tern, 2 
> Ring-billed Gulls and Eared and Pied-billed Grebes.
>
> At Austin Springs, Boone Lake, Washington Co., they saw Great Egret, 
> two Wilson's Snipe, numerous Killdeer, Pied-billed Grebe, 
> Double-crested Cormorant and several Great Blue Herons.
>
> Bryan Stevens,
> Hampton, TN
>
>
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