FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] BIRDING in the NEW YEAR

[OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx]

Jan. 1, 2006
Henry Co. TN
Hatchie NWR, Haywood Co. TN
 
I usually start my year at Reelfoot trying for that magic 100 number on the  
first day of the year but with such goodies at Pace I decided to just do the  
reverse of what I had done on Saturday. The weather was not as good  but the 
birds cooperated and I added a Thayer's Gull and LeConte's Sparrow for  good 
measure. I missed a few good birds like Sapsucker but White-crowned  Sparrows 
topped that list. The two places that I've never failed finding  White-crowned 
Sparrows up there, just would not cough up the prize. The 1st year  Golden 
Eagle was seen both days near the old maintenance building area, all the  ducks 
and geese stayed put along with the 4 species of grebes. I'll post my  final 
2005 photos soon.
 
I started just before dawn at Port Road and with a little coaching I  had all 
three of the owls that regularly call there on the year's list. I ended  the 
day watching the immature Tundra Swans feeding with a pair of Great Horned  
Owls making whoooo-peeee talk at Hatchie NWR. It must be going around as I also 
 
witnessed the pair of Bald Eagles copulating.........
 
It was a good start to the new year, with lots of hard to get birds already  
on the list but I fell 3 short of the magic 100 but I now only have 200 more 
to  go to match last year;o)  
Good Birding  !!!

Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6298 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN  38135



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