[TN-Bird] Bells Bend in April

Seven intrepid birders set out on a warm early morn  today to contribute to 
a census of the birds of  Bells  Bend.  They were: Hazel Cassel, Barbara 
Harris, Joe Ingle, Tony Lance, Ed  Schreiber (with telescopic camera), Jan 
Shaw, and myself.  
 
Our better finds included Henslow's Sparrow (telescopic photo  confirmed), 
Lincoln's Sparrow (ditto), Grasshopper Sparrow, Dickcissel, and Blue  
Grosbeak.  Others, in varying numbers, were these:
    *   Black Vulture 
    *   Turkey Vulture 
    *   Broad-winged Hawk 
    *   Northern Bobwhite 
    *   Killdeer 
    *   Mourning Dove 
    *   Chimney Swift 
    *   Belted Kingfisher 
    *   Red-bellied Woodpecker 
    *   Eastern Phoebe 
    *   Eastern Kingbird 
    *   Blue Jay 
    *   America Crow 
    *   White-eyed Vireo 
    *   Yellow-throated Vireo 
    *   Cedar Waxwing 
    *   Eastern Bluebird 
    *   Northern Mockingbird 
    *   Brown Thrasher 
    *   Carolina Wren 
    *   Barn Swallow 
    *   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 
    *   Bard Swallow 
    *   Carolina Chickadee 
    *   Tufted Titmouse 
    *   American Goldfinch 
    *   House Finch 
    *   Yellow Warbler 
    *   Yellow-rumped Warbler 
    *   Prairie Warbler 
    *   Palm Warbler 
    *   Common Yellowthroat 
    *   Hooded Warbler 
    *   Yellow-breasted Chat 
    *   Swamp Sparrow 
    *   White-crowned Sparrow 
    *   White-throated Sparrow 
    *   Savannah Sparrow 
    *   Field Sparrow 
    *   Eastern Towhee 
    *   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 
    *   Indigo Bunting 
    *   Orchard Oriole 
    *   Red-winged Blackbird 
    *   Eastern Meadowlark 
    *   Common Grackle
It is obvious from this list that Bells Bend is a haven for  sparrows and 
other finches, one of the few left in Middle Tennessee.  The  thought that 
the Maytown project will again be proposed to the Metro Planning  Commission 
should bestir us to action on behalf of the preservation of this  unique 
parkland.
 
Ed Gleaves
 
 
Edwin S.  Gleaves
1004 Norfleet Drive
Nashville, TN  37220
615-373-4309
edwin.gleaves@xxxxxxxxxxx
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