[TN-Bird] Caspian Terns, American Bittern, Cerulean Warblers in Hamilton County

  • From: "Kevin A. Calhoon" <kac@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Harold Sharp" <sharp_h@xxxxxxxxx>, "Ray Zimmerman" <znaturalist@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:58:44 -0400

I spent Monday (4/9) in the field at the usual birding spots in Hamilton
County. Found 93 species for the day, not a bad total for early April.
Highlights included:

 

Cravens House:

-          Two male Northern Harriers

-          10 species of warblers

-          My FOS Ovenbird, Worm-eating Warbler, Prairie and Northern
Parula

 

Standifer Gap Marsh:

-          American Bittern

-          Sora

-          Eastern Kingbird

-          Solitary Sandpiper

 

Brainerd Levee:

-          Lesser Yellowlegs

-          Great Horned Owl on nest

 

Tennessee River:

-          2 Caspian Terns

 

Camp Jordan:

-          3 Fish Crows

-          1 Green Heron

-          1 Eastern Kingbird

 

Had two Cerulean Warblers singing in my yard this morning (4/11).

 

Kevin Calhoon

Assistant Curator of Forests

Tennessee Aquarium

423-785-4070

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