[TN-Bird] Bachman's Sparrow, 28 May 2008
- From: Melinda Welton <weltonmj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tnbird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:43:52 -0500
Please excuse me for not having posted this observation earlier. It was made
while I was doing grassland bird surveys for Cornell University, and had
taken a vacation from tnbird. It was only as I was completing the Bachman's
Sparrow description for the TWRA Watchable Wildlife website
(www.tnwatchablewildlife.org) that I remembered my error. I have now posted
this observation on ebird. This record was given to Cornell, TWRA and AEDC
in 2008.
28 May 2008
One and possibly 2 Bachman's Sparrows
12:50 pm and 6:46 pm
Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), Franklin County
South side of Wattendorf Memorial Highway, east of Tullahoma
Lat. 35.35356 / Long. -86.14419
In the spring of 2008 I conducted grassland bird surveys as part of a
Cornell University southeast regional project. On 28 May 2008, after I had
completed the specified morning point count route, I went looking for
additional potential suitable grassland bird habitat as specified in the
Atlasing portion of the protocol. At a site on AEDC south of Wattendorf
Memorial Highway, about 3 miles east of Tullahoma, I had one and possibly
two Bachman's Sparrows respond to playback.
At 1250 in the afternoon, after playing the song of a Bachman's Sparrow for
several minutes, one individual approached within 25 meters and chipped
incessantly for about for over a half hour. The bird never sang. During this
time I believe a second bird briefly joined the first, but I did not get a
good enough view to be certain.
The patch of habitat was approx. 400 x 1000 meters and structurally looked
like an old-field. There was grassy and shrubby vegetation with 2 meter tall
saplings. It looked like the area had been burned maybe 2 years before.
I returned to the site that afternoon at 5:30 pm and passively listened for
about one hour before using playback. After playback, at 6:46 pm, again one
bird approached, this time silently, and stayed in the area for several
minutes. I remained at the site until 7:45 pm, but never heard a Bachman's
sing.
Melinda Welton
Franklin, TN
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