[TN-Bird] Bobolink, Grasshopper Sparrow, Williamson Co.

4-28-07
Williamson Co.
After birding by foot this morning on the NTOS field trip to Warner Park, I 
decided to bird by car late this afernoon.  I wanted to try to find some 
"country birds", so headed south and wandered around northern Williamson Co.  I 
was 
especially looking for Bobolinks, Grasshopper Sparrows and Dickcissels, and 
was lucky to find two out of three.  There were also plenty of other colorful 
highlights such as orioles, tanagers and grosbeaks.  A beautiful day to be out. 
 
Most sightings came from around the Del Rio Pk. area off of Old Hillsboro Rd. 
and Big East Fork Rd. off of Old Harding Rd.  I was surprised to not see any 
Cliff Swallows at the bridge on Old Harding where we always get them on our 
spring count.

all seen by car:
great blue heron
red-tailed hawk
wild turkey
chimney swift
belted kingfisher
great crested flycatcher
eastern kingbird  many
eastern phoebe
n. rough-winged swallow
barn swallow
blue-gray gnatcatcher
eastern bluebird
wood thrush
brown thrasher
red-eyed vireo
white-eyed vireo
warbling vireo   1 FOS
yellow-breasted chat
northern parula
blackpoll
Kentucky
prothonotary
Louisiana waterthrush
common yellowthroat
summer tanager
indigo bunting  many
blue grosbeak  1 male FOS on Big East Fork Rd.
rose-breasted grosbeak  1 bathing in the creek on Big East Fork Rd.
grasshopper sparrow  1 FOS on Two rivers Lane off of Del Rio Pk.
bobolink  1 FOS gorgeous male on Firefly Ct. off of Two Rivers Lane off of 
Del Rio Pk.
eastern meadowlarks  many
Baltimore oriole  several
orchard oriole 2

Jan Shaw





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