September 23 - Bell's Bend - We will start early, before the heat sets in, at
7:00 a.m. at the Bells Bend Outdoor Center, 4187 Old Hickory Blvd. Bring
water, snacks, mosquito/tick repellant.
We will walk the trail past the center to the fields behind the building. The
tall wildflower stems provide perches for sparrows, Blue Grosbeaks, Common
Yellowthroats, Yellow-breasted Chats, and Red-winged Blackbirds. The fencerows
often have Gray Catbird, Indigo Bunting, Eastern Wood Pewee, American Woodcock,
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Orchard Orioles. We will
continue on the loop trail to the stretch along the bank of the Cumberland
River. Watch for Bald Eagles, Belted Kingfishers, and in spring and summer,
Prothonotary Warbler. Northern Bobwhite and Eastern Wild Turkeys are present
year-round and often seen along the mowed trails and old farm roads. Also fall
migrant songbirds use the fencerows and patches of hardwood forest.
Tarcila
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