[TN-Bird] Bittern, Soras, Up. sandp., Henslow's sp., Dickcissels

29 April 2008
Fort Campbell
Montgomery County

Yesterday Scott Somershoe and I observed the following birds between 8:00am=
 and 1:00pm at forest, grassland, and wetland sites on the base. Highlights=
 included 1 American bittern, 2 Soras, 1 Upland sandpiper, 3 Henslow=E2=80=
=99s sparrows, and 4 Dickcissels (FOS). Also, a singing Savannah sparrow an=
d a Solitary sandpiper eating a small crayfish were notable observations. B=
ig misses included Bachman=E2=80=99s sparrow and Lark sparrow, which should=
 have returned by now. Birds were relatively quiet. Below is the complete l=
ist:

Canada goose
Wood duck
Blue-winged teal
Wild turkey
American bittern
Great blue heron
Turkey vulture
Red-shouldered hawk
Red-tailed hawk
Sora
Killdeer
Solitary sandpiper
Upland sandpiper
Wilson=E2=80=99s snipe
Mourning dove
Barred owl
Red-bellied woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Pileated woodpecker
Eastern wood-pewee
Eastern phoebe
Eastern kingbird
White-eyed vireo
Yellow-throated vireo
Red-eyed vireo
American crow
Horned lark
Purple martin
Northern rough-winged swallow
Cliff swallow
Barn swallow
Carolina chickadee
Tufted titmouse
White-breasted nuthatch
Carolina wren
Blue-gray gnatcatcher
Eastern bluebird
Brown thrasher
Tennessee warbler
Nashville warbler
Northern parula
Yellow-rumped warbler
Pine warbler
Prairie warbler
Palm warbler
Ovenbird
Louisiana waterthrush
Kentucky warbler
Common yellowthroat
Hooded warbler
Yellow-breasted chat
Summer tanager
Scarlet tanager
Chipping sparrow
Field sparrow
Savannah sparrow
Grasshopper sparrow
Henslow=E2=80=99s sparrow
Northern cardinal
Blue grosbeak
Indigo bunting
Dickcissel
Red-winged blackbird
Eastern meadowlark
Brown-headed cowbird
Orchard oriole
American goldfinch

Daniel Moss
Clarksville, TN

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