FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Cove Lake State Park Sunday April 6

[Carole Gobert <cpgobert@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The KTOS field trip to Cove Lake State Park in Campbell County on Sunday, April 
6, was a great success.  Eight birders, including trip organizer Robin Barrow, 
attended.  I arrived a bit late and missed the ORANGE CROWNED WARBLER briefly 
seen from the parking lot.  I need to stop doing that.  At the Nashville spring 
meeting I arrived late to Radnor (was checking out of the motel and got left 
behind) and missed a Cape May Warbler in the parking lot.  Maybe I should just 
spend more time in parking lots. Back to Cove Lake: Five COMMON LOONS flew over 
but hopes that they might land were quickly dashed as they continued on their 
way.  Waterfowl included a female BUFFLEHEAD, 2 female LESSER SCAUP, WOOD 
DUCKS, MALLARDS, CANADA GEESE, PIED BILLED GREBES, and several BLUE WINGED TEAL 
that arrived and treated us to great close-up views as two pairs waded into a 
water hole next to the path and walked around in water up to their bellies, 
feeding on whatever they found at the bottom.  Waders spread out around the 
lake included GREAT BLUES, a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON and 3 GREAT EGRETS. It 
was a good sparrow day as we had extended looks through the scopes of 4 VESPER 
SPARROWS as they foraged in the grass in the vicinity of the park office; great 
looks at a couple of SAVANNAH SPARROWS in different locations.  I believe that 
a SWAMP SPARROW also put in a brief appearance though I didn't get to see that 
one.  And, of course, there were SONG SPARROWS. Warblers seen were a 
BLACK-THROATED GREEN, BLACK & WHITE, PINE, YELLOW-RUMPED (lots) and a 
YELLOW-THROATED which was heard more than seen, the only look being of its back 
as it flew out of sight. We had at least 3 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, a BLUE-GRAY 
GNATCATCHER, BELTED KINGFISHER, DOWNY & RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS (Including a 
female working on a nest) and NORTHERN FLICKER. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS (many); 
TREE and BARN SWALLOWS. I'm doing this from memory and not even attempting to 
post a complete list - I personally saw or heard 42-44 species and suspect that 
the trip list would be in the neighborhood of 50.  Hope I haven't missed or 
forgotten any highlights. NON-BIRD HIGHLIGHT was a BEAVER swimming while it 
gnawed on a stick. Carole Gobert, Knoxville, Knox County, TN 
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