[TN-Bird] Hamilton co. birds (early Stilt Sandpiper)

I had an opportunity to bird several areas in Hamilton co. on March 20 and
totaled 80 species.  Some of the highlights included:
 

-          Four Fox Sparrows on my Migration Monitoring route at the Cravens
House.  I have had them in the area before but never actually on the route.

 

-          A lot of ducks are in migration on the Tennessee river.  The
rafts were observed out from Bal Harbor road on the south side of the river.
Species were: 10 Gadwall, 5 Redhead, 3 Ring-necked Duck, 160 Lesser Scaup,
31 Bufflehead and one male Ruddy Duck.

 

-          There are several shorebirds at the Brainerd Levee right now.  At
this location I was joined by Jim Eager and Kyle and April Waggoner.
Shorebirds species included; 1 basic plumaged STILT SANDPIPER.  This is the
earliest record I can find for SE TN.  The earliest for the state in
Robinson's book is 10 March, 1985 in Shelby county.  Jeff Wilson, what is
your earliest record?  Other shorebirds included: 33 Pectoral Sandpipers, 1
Lesser Yellowlegs and 14 Wilson's Snipe.

 

-          Still very few migrant passerines around, no Blue Gray
Gnatcatchers or early warblers.

 

Kevin Calhoon

Chattanooga, TN



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