[TN-Bird] Cove Lake State Park and Cross Mountain 15May2011
- From: Harold Howell <howellh2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: TN Bird <TN-Bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 15:01:59 -0400
The Knoxville Chapter of TOS sponsored a field trip to Cove Lake State Park
and Cross Mountain on 15 May 2011.Nine people attended this walk, although
not all at the same time due to faulty directions for the meeting place.
The alleged trip leader takes full responsibility for screwing that up, and
promises to do better next time. The following are our observations:
At Cove Lake SP:
20 Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
4 Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
5 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
1 Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
2 Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
3 Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
1 Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
2 Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
1 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
4 Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
3 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
2 Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
1 Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
2 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
1 Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
1 Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) Heard Only
2 Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
4 Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
3 White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)
4 Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
15 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
6 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
12 Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
6 Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
4 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
100 Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
5 Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
4 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
2 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
3 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
5 Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
4 American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
5 Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
3 Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
4 Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
15 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
8 Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
2 Northern Parula (Parula americana) Heard Only
2 Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica)
2 Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata)
2 American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
1 Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
1 Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Heard Only
2 Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina)
4 Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
1 Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Heard Only
6 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
8 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
3 Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
6 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
10 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
5 Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
3 Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
14 American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
On Cross Mountain:
1 Yellow Throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) Heard Only
3 Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceaus)
5 Golden-Winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
1 Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia)
2 Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens)
1 Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) Heard Only
2 Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus) Heard Only
1 Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) Heard Only
1 Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Heard Only
2 Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak ((Pheucticus ludovicianus)Heard Only
2 Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
We had a total of 58 species at Cove Lake SP and 12 on Cross Mountain.
Allowing for duplicates, we had a grand total of 68 species. Note that the
Number for Cliff Swallows is probably low. They were swarming over the lake
and taking nesting material back to the highway bridge.
If there are any questions, please call on me.
Harold Howell
Loafer's Roost
Grainger County
Rutledge, TN
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