FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Kingston Steam Plant, Sat. Sept. 1

["Carole Gobert" <cpgobert@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Saturday, Sept. 30, I returned once again to the Kingston Steam Plant in 
Roane County, TN.  Arrived at 3:45 p.m., left at 6:30.  On the small pond by 
the soccer field I found 2 Pied Billed Grebes on the pond and a Palm Warbler 
on the chain link fence.  Hunting the hill and ridge to the left as you walk 
in to the main ponds was an American Kestrel.  Walked the perimeter of the 
first large pond on the left, ending up at the hill that leads to the upper 
ponds and was treated to a Northern Harrier, hunting along that ridge.  From 
my vantage point at the foot of the hill, that harrier looked huge.  What a 
treat!

Only saw two shorebirds and they were flying away from me.  All I can say is 
that they were much, much smaller than the two Killdeer flying beside them.

Here's my count:

Canada Goose 2 (along with one killdeer the only bird life up top)
Mallard 27
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Northern Harrier 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 (over the river)
American Kestrel 1
American Coot 6  (far end of the low pond)
Killdeer 5
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 30
Belted Kingfisher 1 (river)
Eastern Phoebe 2 (soccer field pond)
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 11
Carolina Wren 1
Northern Mockingbird 4
Palm Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 2
American Goldfinch 3

Carole Gobert, Knox County, TN


=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================

The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with
first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation.
You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds
you report were seen.  The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should
appear in the first paragraph.
_____________________________________________________________
      To post to this mailing list, simply send email to:
                    tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
_____________________________________________________________ 
                To unsubscribe, send email to:
                 tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
            with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
______________________________________________________________
  TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society 
       Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s)
        endorse the views or opinions expressed
        by the members of this discussion group.
 
         Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN
                 wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                ------------------------------
                Assistant Moderator Andy Jones
                         Cleveland, OH
                -------------------------------
               Assistant Moderator Dave Worley
                          Rosedale, VA
__________________________________________________________
         
          Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society
              web site at http://www.tnbirds.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

                          ARCHIVES
 TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/

                  EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES
Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp
Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif
Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com

_____________________________________________________________