[TN-Bird] Meeman Shelby birds

This past weekend TOS held it's annual meeting in the Memphis area and  
members birded, among other sites, Meeman Shelby State Park, Shelby County TN. 
Woodland birding is great in magnificent Shelby Forest! and  Saturday morning 
was ideal for songbirds, cool and clear after overnight rain,  and the cool 
temps kept bird activity going all day. Nesting Swainson's and  Cerulean 
Warblers are one of the attractions there. I used to consider  Swanison's an 
elusive 
bird, but I was able to get on several birds that  were singing on territory, 
at or above shrub level, and had great  looks at them. 
I stayed thru the weekend (Sunday was a wash out) and Monday was another  
fine morning.
Midway thru the park there is a hunter-access gravel road along a stream,  it 
goes thru what's called bottom land hardwood forest.  It was  anything but 
"silent spring" on this occasion; it was in fact one of the best  experiences 
I've had in the field in a while. The whole weekend was good in  fact, 
hopefully 
others will post also.  
My list follows, it's not the official compilation, but includes 20 warbler  
species.
 
Richard Connors, Nashville
 
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Anhinga 1- *fly-over seen by Rick Knight  etc.
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Green Heron
Black  Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Mississippi Kite
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered  Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Mourning Dove
Barred  Owl
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted  Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy  Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern  Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern  Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed  Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish  Crow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina  Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina  Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Gray-cheeked  Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray  Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar  Waxwing
Blue-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern  Parula
Yellow Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Yellow-rumped  Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Blackpoll  Warbler
Cerulean Warbler - 7
Black-and-white Warbler
American  Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Swainson's Warbler -  4
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Common  Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern  Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern  Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Common  Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore  Oriole



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