FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Seven Islands WR, Knox Co, east Tenn

[David Trently <dtrently@xxxxxxx>]

Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge (east Knox County, Exit 402 off I-40) always 
seems to have some surprises when I go there. On Sunday, May 9, I had just 
over an hour to spend there, but not until about 2:00 in the afternoon. I 
figured I'd spend the time trying to add to the butterfly and dragonfly lists 
the Tennessee Valley Nature Club is working on there - but when I parked, I 
heard a lot of bird song in the 85 degree heat.
I did add a butterfly to the park list - Silvery Checkerspot. These were quite 
common, with not a single Pearl Crescent sighted!

Anyway...the birds...

I think that every bird you'd expect to find there on an early morning walk 
was present and vocalizing in mid-afternoon. I could always hear several birds 
singing at one time, especially Indigo Buntings and Common Yellowthroats.
Here's the list:

Great Blue Heron   1
Canada Goose   2
N Bobwhite   at least 4 calling regularly
Mourning Dove   1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo   2
Downy Woodpecker   1
N Flicker   2
E Kingbird   1
Purple Martin   6 - using the martin house and the gourds hanging beneath it, 
though there appeared to be some competition with starlings.
Tree Swallow   1
Barn Swallow   9
Blue Jay   1
Carolina Chickadee   2
Tufted Titmouse   2
Carolina Wren   3
E Bluebird   3
N Mockingbird   2
Starling   8
Red-eyed Vireo   1
C Yellowthroat   10
Yellow-breasted Chat   3
Summer Tanager   3
N Cardinal   7
Blue Grosbeak   2 - this species has been harder to find in the places I 
usually find them in spring. I didn't get any in Morgan County on Saturday 
(for IMBD) where I always get them, and the usual place for them at Seven 
Islands had none.
Indigo Bunting   15
Field Sparrow   7
Grasshopper Sp   3
Song Sp   3
White-crowned Sparrow   2
Red-winged Blackbird   11
E Meadowlark   1
Brown-headed Cowbird   2
Orchard Oriole   1
House Finch   2
Am Goldfinch   3

butterflies:
Silvery Checkerspot   common
Cloudless Sulphur
Clouded Sulphur
Peck's Skipper
Least Skipper
C Buckeye
American Lady

only dragonflies were Common Whitetails

David Trently
Knoxville, TN

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