[Bristol-Birds] Standifer Gap Marsh 12-24-2005

Life lister for me today to bring my big year to 211!!!  Not quite the biggest 
ever, but nonetheless good for only southeastern birding.  I saw one of three 
Sora's heard today.  Very hard to see but patience paid off and got a quick 
look at one.  Didnt take the time to count the numbers of birds today, but I do 
have a species list that is fairly good. 
   
  Sora
  Great Blue Heron
  Northern Shoveler
  Northern Pintail
  Mallard
  Gadwall
  Canada Goose
  American coot
  Pied-bill Grebe
  Belted Kingfisher
  Green-winged Teal
  American Crow
  Red-tailed Hawk
  Red-shouldered Hawk
  Northern Mockingbird
  Northern Cardinal
  American Robin
  Blue Jay
  European Starling
  Red-winged Blackbird
  Rusty Blackbird
  Eastern Meadowlark
  Brown Thrasher
  Gray Catbird
  Eastern Bluebird
  Killdeer
  Mourning Dove
  Swamp Sparrow
  Song Sparrow
  Field Sparrow
  possible Grasshopper sparrow;  heard call note possibly; unconfirmed
  Winter Wren
  Marsh Wren
  Carolina Wren
  American Goldfinch
  Eastern Towhee
  Carolina Chickadee
  Tufted Titmouse
  Orange-crowned Warbler
  Yellow-rumped Warbler
  Northern Flicker
  Downy Woodpecker
   
   
  Time: 800am - 1230pm
   
  Jacob Job
  Johnson City, TN
  ETSU
   
  Ooltewah, TN

                
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