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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, thank you John Henderson, 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 highlights like: 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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