[TN-Bird] Hamilton County National Migration Count

From: "Kevin A. Calhoon" <kac@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Harold Sharp" <sharp_h@xxxxxxxxx>, "Ray Zimmerman" <znaturalist@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 14:09:42 -0400

The Hamilton County National Migration Count was held on May 12 with 16
observer finding a nice total of 141 species.  Highlights included:

7 species of waterfowl:

1 Gadwall (Camp Jordan)

7 Blue-winged Teal (various locations)

1 Redhead (Dan Jacobson found at Chester Frost, new species for the
count)

2 Ring-neck Ducks

 

2 Sora at Standifer Marsh, No Virginia Rails.

 

1 COMMON GALLINULE (Camp Jordan - found by Gary Brunvoll and Dennis and
Gwen Harris)

 

11 species of shorebirds:

1 White-rumped Sandpiper (I found it at the WR Grace Pond)

 

3 Forster's Terns (Dan Jacobson found at Chester Frost Park)

 

27 species of warblers:

1 Mourning Warbler (I found it on the Hardy Trail at the Cravens House
on  Lookout Mountain)

1 Connecticut Warbler  (I found it very close to Mourning Warbler on
Hardy Trail)

1 Wilsons Warbler (Tommie Rogers found close to Connecticut on Hardy
Trail)

 

I want to thank everyone for their excellent work on this count!

 

Kevin Calhoon

Compiler Hamilton County NMC

 

Kevin Calhoon

Assistant Curator of Forests

Tennessee Aquarium

423-785-4070

[TN-Bird] Hamilton County National Migration Count

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