[TN-Bird] NTOS Bells Bend field trip results

5-16-09
Bells Bend Park
Davidson Co.
 
After waiting out most of the rain, our morning of birding at Bells Bend  
Park turned beautiful.  The sounds were just as memorable as the sights as  
we constantly heard the unmistakable calls of many Northern Bobwhites, 
Prairie  Warblers, Common Yellowthroats, Yellow-breasted Chats, Field Sparrows, 
Indigo  Buntings, and Orchard Orioles.  Two Connecticut Warblers were also 
heard,  but they were too far away for viewing.  At least three Henslow's 
Sparrows  called, and one perched in the open just 20 feet away until everybody 
got their  fill.  We left it still posing.  One Lincoln's Sparrow and one 
Swamp  Sparrow were still reluctant to leave for the north.  Unfortunately the  
Blue Grosbeaks often seen there eluded us.  Several rabbits and a huge  
skink sticking out of a hole in a tree were also seen.  Thank you to Tony  
Lance who led our group this morning.  
 
wild turkey
northern bobwhite
great blue heron
black vulture
turkey vulture
red-tailed hawk
yellow-billed cuckoo
belted kingfisher
red-bellied woodpecker
downy woodpecker
pileated woodpecker
eastern wood-pewee
eastern phoebe
great crested flycatcher
eastern kingbird
white-eyed vireo
blue jay
American crow
tree swallow
northern rough-winged swallow
barn swallow
Carolina chickadee
tufted titmouse
Carolina wren
marsh wren
blue-gray gnatcatcher
eastern bluebird
Swainson's thrush
American robin
northern mockingbird
brown thrasher
blue-winged warbler
prairie warbler
prothonotary warbler
Connecticut warbler
common yellowthroat
yellow-breasted chat
summer tanager
scarlet tanager
eastern towhee
field sparrow
Henslow's sparrow
Lincoln's sparrow
swamp sparrow
northern cardinal
indigo bunting
red-winged blackbird
eastern meadowlark
common grackle
brown-headed cowbird
orchard oriole
house finch
American goldfinch
 
Jan Shaw
Nashville, TN
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