FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] CTOS Birding At The Honors Golf Course

["David Stone" <rockyturf@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

    Saturday Sept. 29 the Chattanooga chapter of the TOS had a morning and an 
afternoon birding field day at The Honors golf course in Ooltewah.
    Eight birders found 63 species from 8:00 - 11:30 AM. Birders included Clyde 
Blum, Carol Fegarido, Danny & Anita Gaddy, Cathy Lockwitz, Jennifer Rydell, 
Susan Shott & David Stone. Some of the highlights included Philadelphia Vireo, 
all three Nuthatches, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, a Grey-checked Thrush, 10 species 
of warblers and both Tanagers.

    We had 25 for the afternoon session. Although not as many birds were seen 
in the afternoon, they did add Wild Turkey, Red-headed Woodpecker, 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and American Redstart to the list. The total for both 
morning and afternoon sessions was 67 species.

Bird seen or heard included :

Mallard  - 20
Wild Turkey - 1
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Great Blue Herron - 1
Green Herron - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
American Kestrel - 1
Killdeer - 3
Spotted Sandpiper - 1
Mourning Dove - many
Chimney Swift - 75
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 4
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-headed Woodpecker - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - several
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Northern Flicker - 6
Pileated Woodpecker - 1 (heard only)
Eastern Wood Pewee - 6
Eastern Phoebe - 3
White-eyed Vireo - 2
Philadelphia Vireo - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 1
Blue Jay - numerous
American Crow - 3
Carolina Chickadee - several
Tufted Titmouse - several
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2
White-breasted Nuthatch - several
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren -6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3
Eastern Bluebird - 20
Grey-cheeked Thrush - 1
Swainson's Thrush - 3
Wood Thrush - 1
American Robin - 10
Grey Catbird - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 15
Brown Thrasher - 8
European Starling - 4
Cedar Waxwing - 1
Tennessee Warbler - 20
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 6
Magnolia Warbler - 5
Cape May Warbler - 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 10
Black-throated Green Warbler - 2
Yellow-throated Warbler - 1
Pine Warbler - 2
Palm Warbler - 3
American Redstart - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 4
Summer Tanager - 2
Scarlet Tanager - 4
Eastern Towhee - 2
Chipping Sparrow - 2
Field Sparrow - 4
Northern Cardinal - 20
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 10
Indigo Bunting - 8
House Finch - 8
American Goldfinch - 6
House Sparrow - 4


David Stone
The Honors Course
Ooltewah, Tn.
Hamilton Co.

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