[TN-Bird] Crossville Christmas Bird Count results (Wed. Dec. 17)

The 7 parties on the Crossville CBC held on Wet Wednesday (Dec. 17) found 82 
species, with 8 count-week species. This was up from our first count 2 years 
ago of 78 species but way down from the 92 species of last year. It didn't 
help that hawks and vultures were down and that we couldn't find any 
blackbirds (perhaps should they be boldfaced if we get any next year!). 
Fortunately, the land birds were active, but we lost time between the rain 
showers. I'd like to put in a plug for using a small umbrella and NEOS 
overboots.

Stephen Stedman found a Loggerhead Shrike (which I've yet to see in 
Cumberland County). He also found 1 female and 2 male Ring-necked Pheasants 
at Cumberland Mt. Farm. These likely hunt club survivors weren't officially 
counted; but in case this is the epicenter of a dispersion, we'll have it 
documented!

Other notables were an adult Bald Eagle at Lake Tansi, where a pair has been 
hanging out this fall (and reducing the coot population). Also at Lake 
Tansi, Doug Downs found a first-year Herring Gull. Other notables on this 
lake were a couple of Ring-billed Gulls, a Common Loon, and a Horned Grebe. 
Nearby Lake Hiawatha had its usual 400 Ring-necked Ducks plus a male 
Pintail, which is unusual here this time of year.

Barbara Stedman found a House Wren and 2 Red-breasted Nuthatches (I haven't 
seen any this fall). We had very good numbers of Pine Siskins (5/7 parties 
had a total of 241) and a few Purple Finches (3/7 parties had 13 birds).

On the Monday before the count (Dec. 15) Joseph Mast and DJ Stanley refound 
the Clay-colored Sparrow, but they couldn't get it for the count day. This 
was the bird on Nicholson Rd. which was seen and photographed by Joseph 
Mast, DJ Stanley, and me on Nov. 29.  Neither DJ nor I could find it this 
morning (Dec. 19), but we couldn't find the big sparrow flock there either.

Another good count-week bird was the Merlin that Joseph and DJ found on 
Monday (Dec. 15) at Lake Hiawatha.

Ed LeGrand, compiler
Cumberland County 

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