[TN-Bird] Bledsoe County bird blitz (CBC rules) Dec. 29

Stephen Stedman and I are planning on birding in separate full-day parties 
in Bledsoe County within a 15-mile diameter circle on Monday, Dec. 29 (rain 
date is Tuesday, Dec. 30). We are hoping for 2 additional birding parties to 
do justice to this semi-spontaneous "birding blitz"/"exploratory" CBC. The 
center will be about 3 miles NNE of Pikeville (to include Ninemile in the 
northern Sequatchie Valley and the Taft Youth Center in the NW part of the 
county).

The irrationale for this idea developed while we birded the whole day 
together in Morgan County in late November, finding a respectable 72 species 
and discovering some interesting birding spots along the way. We recognized 
that Christmas Bird Counts are great for their year-to-year trends of 
intensively birded areas. However, vast areas of the state never get 
intensive birding. So we're looking for help to see what 2-4 parties can 
turn up using CBC rules in Bledsoe County. If this is successful we might 
even try it again, but somewhere else!

Does anyone know if the Short-eared Owls are at Ninemile? I've found 
woodcock and screech owl there while waiting in vain for them last year. 
Anyway, one of us will be there.

If you have an interest in participating with us, please contact Steve or 
me.

-Ed LeGrand
Cumberland County




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