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["David and Gloria Patterson" <dgpatterson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Standifer Gap Marsh, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN
May 1, 2007
AMERICAN BITTERN, 1
LEAST BITTERN, 1, male, first 1've seen or heard this season,
   one or two tentative reports of hearing. 
   (By this time last year we had 2 nests with 5 eggs each)

Green Heron, 2
Gadwall, 4
Red-shouldered Hawk, 1
American Coot, 4
Virginia Rail, 8
Sora, 8   
Eastern Kingbird, 4 pairs, territorial
Marsh Wren, 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 2

WHITE-EYED VIREO, 2, my first of season
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, 3, my first of season
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, 1, my first at SG Marsh

Palm Warbler, 15+
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, 1
Yellow Warbler, 8+

Indigo Bunting, 1+ male
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, 1 male, my first at SG Marsh

Savannah Sparrow, 3+
Swamp Sparrow, 3+
BOBOLINK, 1 male, photos by Richard Schier

Orchard Oriole, 4 pairs, 1 nest beginning construction

David Patterson

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