[TN-Bird] KTOS Field Trips for February 2003

The Knoxville Chapter of TOS will sponsor the following field trips in
February 2003:

Sunday, February 2, 2003, 2:00 PM
Trip to Eastern States Wildlife Management Area
Leader:  David Trently (dtrently@xxxxxxx; 974-8664 w; 531-1473 h)
HERE'S SOMETHING NEW WE'D LIKE TO TRY - SOMETHING WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE
STARTED A LONG TIME AGO. THE EMPHASIS OF THIS TRIP WILL BE TO HELP IMPROVE
BIRD ID SKILLS. WE WILL SPEND TIME STUDYING INDIVIDUAL BIRDS, USING VARIOUS
FIELD GUIDES AS WE OBSERVE FIELD MARKS AND BEHAVIOR. WE WON'T BE TRYING TO
SEE 
AS MANY SPECIES AS WE CAN, BUT TO HELP YOU REALLY LEARN THE ONES THAT ARE
PRESENT. IF THIS PROVES TO BE A SUCCESSFUL FORM OF TRIP, WE WILL RUN MORE
LIKE 
THIS IN THE FUTURE.  Meet in the UT Vet School parking lot on the corner of
Neyland Drive and Center Avenue.  This area between Ijams and the forks of
the river has a varied habitat, including woodlands, open fields and
riparian areas.  Wear good boots because some parts of the can be wet.
Bring something to drink, and we will be finished by 5:00 PM.

Saturday, February 8, 2003, 7:30 AM
Trip to Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge, Birchwood, TN
Coordinator:  Harold Howell (865-828-6302, howellh2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Meet at the Stokley Building parking lot at 320 North Cedar Bluff Rd. for
carpooling.  The group will go to Birchwood for Sandhill Crane viewing days
sponsored by the Chattanooga Chapter of the TOS.  Sandhill Cranes are the
target birds, but a good number of ducks are possible, and there is good
sparrow habitat nearby.

Sunday, February 23, 2003, 2:00 PM
Freels Bend, Oak Ridge, TN
For those not attending the TOS State Meeting, Tennessee Citizens for
Wilderness Planning (TCWP), Advocates for the Oak ridge Reservation (AFORR)
and the Knoxville Chapter of TOS invite you to come visit Freels Bend on the
Oak Ridge Reservation.  Freels Bend is part of the Three Bends Scenic and
Wildlife Management Area, which is normally closed to the public.  We will
see the historic Freels Bend Log Cabin, and interesting cave entrance,
perhaps tiger salamanders and/or tiger salamander eggs.  The scenic trails
through the area pass through a number of habitats including small coves and
wetlands, considerable shoreline of Melton Hill Reservoir, grasslands,
shrublands, and hardwood forest.  Possible birds of interest include a
variety of waterfowl, raptors and sparrows.  We will meet in the parking lot
of the American Museum of Science and Energy at 2:00 PM and caravan from
there to Freels Bend.  We may divide into groups based on interests.  Larry
Pounds, renowned local botanist and Jim Evans, wildlife and bird specialist
from TWRA, will co-lead the trip.

Members and non-members are welcome to participate.

Harold Howell
KTOS Field Trip Coordinator
Rutledge, TN

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