[TN-Bird] Kyker Bottoms

HI folks,

Kyker Bottoms
southern Blount County
Sunday, February 27, 2005
8:00 am until 1:30 pm
Temps from ~35 to 47.  Overcast.  No wind
KTOS field trip led by Charlie Muise

The Knoxville Chapter of TOS had a great outing today.  With gray
skies and cool temperatures, we didn't have the spring-like birding
some of us were hoping for, but the birds made up for that.

Over 30 people attended, including 4 youngsters and folks from Lake
County, Green County, and even Kentucky. 

We thought the bird of the day was when Beth Schilling located an
adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, until Mike Nelson found us MERLIN!  By
comparison the LINCOLN'S SPARROW I spotted was the ugly stepchild. 
Particularly since, unlike the other 2, it gave but a brief
appearance.  The Merlin was sitting in the same place in a tree
preening, fanning it's tail, venting, etc for at least 20 minutes
after it was first spotted.  I believe all those present got to see
it through one of the 5 or 6 scopes present.

Duck and sparrow numbers were *much* lower than they were when I was
there 2.5 weeks ago.

Those who left early (including Chuck, who missed it by 30 seconds!)
missed out on a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE.

This was also notable for being the first KTOS trip using the new
card that Michael Roedel put together for us.

The list, with approximate numbers:

Canada Goose:  30
Wood Duck
Gadwall:  15
American Black Duck:  3
Mallard

Green-winged Teal:  6
Ring-necked Duck:  40 (conservatively)
Hooded Merganser:  3
Wild Turkey:  1
Pied-billed Grebe:  1

Great Blue Heron:  3
Black Vulture:  1
Turkey Vulture:  8
Cooper's Hawk:  2
Red-tailed Hawk:  2

American Kestrel:  1
Merlin:  1
American Coot:  10
Killdeer:  2
Wilson's Snipe:  25

Ring-billed Gull:  25
Rock Pigeon:  4
Mourning Dove:  10
Red-headed Woodpecker:  1 (adult)
Red-bellied Woodpecker:  3

Downy Woodpecker:  2
Northern Flicker:  5
Eastern Phoebe:  3
Loggerhead Shrike:  1
Blue Jay:  4

American Crow:  50 (conservatively)
Tree Swallow:  30 (conservatively)
Carolina Chickadee:  6
Tufted Titmouse:  6
White-breasted Nuthatch:  2

Carolina Wren:  3
Winter Wren:  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet:  2
Eastern Bluebird:  10
American Robin:  50

Northern Mockingbird:  10
European Starling:  3
Orange-crowned Warbler:  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler:  5
Pine Warbler:  2 (singing)

Field Sparrow:  100
Savannah Sparrow:  20
Fox Sparrow:  4
Song Sparrow:  50
Lincoln's Sparrow:  1

Swamp Sparrow:  100
White-throated Sparrow:  20
White-crowned Sparrow:  4
Dark-eyed Junco:  10
Northern Cardinal:  15

Red-winged Blackbird:  many
Eastern Meadowlark:  10
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch:  25
House Sparrow:  10

There were many chorus frogs and a few spring peepers singing.

Charlie



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Charlie Muise, Naturalist in
Great Smoky Mountains National Park

"To the dull mind all nature is leaden.  To the illuminated mind 
the whole world sparkles with light."  - Ralph Waldo Emerson


                
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