[TN-Bird] A few Davidson County observations, October 25-27, 2004

October 27, 2004

I was in Nashville all day Monday, all day Tuesday, and half a day today
on a work-related trip and had the nice opportunity to bird a bit each
morning before beginning the day.  I found a few things that might be of
interest to anyone keeping tabs on Davidson County and thought I should
pass along the info.  Here's a quick summary:

at Seven Points Recreation Area (along J. Percy Priest Lake) October
25--Double-crested Cormorant (9); Pine Siskin;

at the State Capitol building downtown (specifically, near the James
Knox Polk gravesite and in the area to either side of it)--Brown Creeper
(2 on October 26); Eastern Wood-Pewee (on October 27).

John C. Robinson's An Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Tennessee
lists a late date of October 28 (1984) for Eastern Wood-Pewee in
Nashville.  Of course, that date might have been erased in the twenty
years since the observation was recorded, but October 27 still
represents a later than typical date.  It's about a week later than I've
ever seen the bird in Greene County.

I was also surprised at the species diversity that I observed in the
tiny little greenspace around the Capitol.  In brief visits on the 26th
and 27th, I observed the following (not a complete list, as I didn't
take careful note of some very common urban species): Cooper's Hawk,
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Eastern Phoebe, Brown
Creeper, American Robin, Northern Cardinal, Eastern Towhee, Chipping
Sparrow, Field Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, House
Finch.

Don Miller
Greeneville, TN







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