[TN-Bird] Re: 4 Mississippi Kites At The Honors Course

The picture of the Kite isn't the best as it was a long way a ways. You can
see this and several others from the outing starting at
http://www.pbase.com/dspicer/image/111720926.

Dave Spicer
Ooltewah, TN
Hamilton County

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From: tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of David Stone
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 8:22 AM
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [TN-Bird] 4 Mississippi Kites At The Honors Course





The first part of my post got cut off so I have re-posted

    Friday afternoon April 24 from 5:00 until 8:00 PM, twenty-eight members
and guest of the Chattanooga chapter of TOS birded The Honors golf course in
Ooltewah. In all 50 species were seen or heard.

    By far the highlight was seeing 4 Mississippi Kites. Clyde Blum made the
ID and also David Spicer was able to get a good enough picture for a
positive ID. 


Bird species included:

Canada Goose
Mallard
Wild Turkey
Great Blue Herron
Turkey Vulture
Mississippi Kite (4)
Red-tailed Hawk
Solitary Sandpiper
Morning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-wing Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Summer Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch

                                                                        
David Stone
Ooltewah, Tn.
Hamilton Co.

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