[TN-Bird] KTOS Field Trip announcement

east Tennessee; Knox County

The Knoxville Chapter of TOS will hold the following field trip this coming 
weekend:

Saturday, February 25, 4 PM
Woodcock Count at Forks of the River WMA
Leader: David Trently (dtrently@xxxxxxx; h 531-1473; w 974-8664)
Meet at the University of Tennessee Agriculture Campus/Vet School parking area 
66 (off Neyland Drive in Knoxville) for 4:00 p.m. departure to the WMA. This 
is the big lot near where we have our monthly meetings.
At Forks of the River, we will start as one group birding a leisurely walk 
along mostly level trails. Before sunset (~6:30) we?ll break into groups at 
various locations where woodcocks are possible, communicating with FRS radios 
(please bring any if you have them). We?ll do our best to get a count of the 
number of birds calling and try to identify the best place to see their 
display flights.
I have at least six sites in mind where I'd like to have people, so we need a 
good turnout for this trip, and a few people to act as site leaders at those 
spots.
You may want to bring a lightweight portable chair, but you would have to 
carry it while doing the bird walk before we wait for the woodcocks to begin 
calling,
usually soon after sunset. You may also bring a flashlight.

Forks of the River WMA is located a bit east of Ijams Nature Center. If you 
want to meet us there, drive past Ijams, over the railroad tracks, and take 
the first left onto McClure Lane. The parking area for the WMA is at the end 
of McClure. We should be there around 4:15.

You don't have to be a member to attend.

David Trently
Knoxville, TN

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