[Bristol-Birds] BBC Austin Springs Field Trip results

The Bristol Bird Club's Austin Springs field trip turned out great. 11 birders 
found 73 species. We birded at Winged Deer Park (WDP), Austin Springs (AS), 
Musick's Campground (MC), the Weir Dam (WD), Osceola Island (OI) and South 
Holston Dam (SHD). Some of the birds found were
 
Blue-winged Teals - AS
Buffleheads - WDP, WD
Red-breasted Mergansers - MC, SHD
Wild Turkey - Hwy 394
Common Loons - MC
Double-crested Cormorant - MC
Ospreys - AS, MC, SHD
Sharp-shinned Hawk - WDP
Cooper's Hawk - AS
Broad-winged Hawk - AS
Lesser Yellowlegs - AS
Soltary Sandpipers - AS
Wilson's Snipes - AS
Bonaparte's Gulls - MC
Herring Gull - MC
Caspian Terns - MC
Hairy Woodpeckers - WDP
Yellow-throated Vireo - WDP
Purple Martins - AS
Cliff Swallows - AS
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - OI
Brown Thrashers - WDP, AS, MC
American Pipits - AS
Yellow-rumped Warblers - WDP
Yellow-throated Warbler - SHD
Pine Warbler - SHD
Hooded Warbler - WDP
Vesper Sparrow - AS
Savannah Sparrows - AS
White-crowned Sparrow - MC
Rusty Blackbirds - AS
 
Some non-bird highlights included the spectacular beds of Virginia Blubells at 
WDP and Rick Knight holding up a huge Snapping Turtle for all to see at AS. 
Rick's bird identification skills were remarkable.
 
Participants were Rick Knight, Eric Noblet, Kathy Noblet, Larry McDaniel, John 
Moyle, Bill Grigsby, Margaretha Lindblad, Lisa Tyler, Don Holt, Diane Draper 
and Rob Biller.
 
Larry McDaniel
 
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