Shelby Park/Bottoms May 10, 2009 Nashville, Davidson Co This morning I found a single Connecticut Warbler in phase 2 of Shelby Bottoms. On Mission Hill in Shelby Park, a Black-billed Cuckoo was seen. No sign of the Alder Flycatcher seen/heard on the Hill yesterday. A map of the area can be found on the TOS website. Complete list: Location: Shelby Park & Bottoms, Nashville Observation date: 5/10/09 Number of species: 55 Snow Goose 1 probable injured bird Canada Goose 16 Great Blue Heron 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Rock Pigeon 9 Mourning Dove 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2 Black-billed Cuckoo 1 seen on Mission Hill in Shelby Park Chimney Swift 7 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Belted Kingfisher 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Downy Woodpecker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Willow Flycatcher 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Eastern Kingbird 2 White-eyed Vireo 3 Red-eyed Vireo 3 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 3 Purple Martin 2 Tree Swallow 7 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 Barn Swallow 1 Carolina Chickadee 8 Tufted Titmouse 2 Carolina Wren 5 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 12 Gray-cheeked Thrush 1 Swainson's Thrush 4 American Robin 14 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 45 Cedar Waxwing 37 Yellow Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Magnolia Warbler 2 Cape May Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Blackburnian Warbler 1 Prairie Warbler 6 Blackpoll Warbler 1 Northern Waterthrush 1 Connecticut Warbler 1 seen in phase 2 of Shelby Bottoms, along the short grass trail on the right as you enter phase 2 from phase 1. Common Yellowthroat 8 Yellow-breasted Chat 5 Eastern Towhee 4 Field Sparrow 7 Northern Cardinal 16 Indigo Bunting 8 Common Grackle 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 American Goldfinch 1 Phillip Casteel Madison, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________