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["Mann, Jason Richard" <j.mann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Radnor Lake in Nashville
Cheatham Dam area in Cheatham County
 
Hello birders,
Last weekend I got out a little bit and wanted to share the following birds:
 
Radnor:
Took the Ridge trail and found a tremendous flock of thrushes:
 
50 Swainson's
1 Gray-cheeked
3 Veery
Also found were 40 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Pewee/Great Crested 
Fly/Acadian/Kingbird but no other empids, Cape May Warbler on top of the ridge.
 
Cheatham Dam area:
2 Forster's Terns on the river
Pine Warblers and Yellow-throated Warblers--looked like they were establishing 
territories in the pines
 
Question: has anyone seen Wood Thrushes in Nashville this spring?  Or any other 
empids?  How about Pipits/(Horned) Larks/Bobolinks?  I'm having a hard time 
finding them.
 
Good birding,
Jason Mann
Nashville, TN
 
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A ship is safe in harbor - but that's not what ships are for. 
 
Jason Richard Mann
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
2000 24th Ave. South #39
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 491-8862
jasonmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 

        -----Original Message----- 
        From: tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of BEAMERWITT@xxxxxxx 
        Sent: Wed 5/5/2004 9:25 PM 
        To: TN-BIRD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
        Cc: JanKShaw@xxxxxxx 
        Subject: [TN-Bird] May 5 Nashville area big day
        
        

        I am planning an official big day in the Nashville area  on Sunday May 
9 and
        decided to use today as a scouting day and "dry run".  The weather was
        beautiful, but neotropical migrants were present in low numbers only.  
the variety
        was good, but each bird was somewhat of a struggle.  I finished in my 
yard with
        E Screech-Owl for 120 species, not so hot.  Ducks were virtually absent 
with
        none seen other than Wood, and Mallard.  7 species of shorebird is 
usual for
        this route, but no PB Grebe or Loon listed is sad.  Bank Swallow was a 
no show,
        and all vireos were seen except Philadelphia which I managed to miss at
        Radnor.  Harpeth Valley yielded Shrike, Kestrel, Blue Grosbeak, 
Grasshopper Sparrow,
        but no Willow Flycatcher - too early??   The best bird of the day was 
at the
        beach at Old Hickory Lake perched on one of the buoys - an adult 
Laughing Gull
        full hood and all.  Osprey was seen 3 different times, a Red-shouldered 
Hawk
        at Ashland City was nice, and Cooper's Hawk was seen twice as well. 
        Chuck-wills-widow, and Whip-poor-will were both singing away at the 
NASCAR track in
        Wilson County.  24 species of warbler wasn't too bad, but most were in 
small
        parties only.  I managed to miss White-throated Sparrow (after seeing
        White-crowned), House Wren, Pied-billed Grebe, Blue-winged Teal, and 
others.
        Here's hoping for Sunday
        
        Terry Witt
        Murfreesboro Tn
        37130   
        
        
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