[TN-Bird] NTOS Field Trip Results Edgar Evins State Park

From: "Candice & Kevin" <ethden@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:22:14 -0500
Edgar Evins State Park
DeKalb County TN

19 June 2010

 

The hot weather predicted today did not materialize this morning at Edgar
Evins State Part on Center Hill Lake in DeKalb County. Thunderstorms, which
had developed in the area, were moving out as the participants of the
NTOS-sponsored Field Trip drove up. The mist and clouds and remnants of rain
made for cool temperatures and fairly good birding. 

 

The area around the Visitor's Center and Tower was fairly quiet, although we
did hear at least one CERULEAN WARBLER as well as several RED-EYED VIREOS.
The rewards came later along the Millennium Trail where we got excellent
looks at several HOODED WARBLERS, including a male carrying a caterpillar,
probably to a nearby nest. Several KENTUCKY WARBLERS fussed and flitted
openly along the trail, probably alarmed at our getting to close to a nest.
We did not tarry. And a little further on we caught the same excited
behavior from a pair of WHITE-EYED VIREOS. In this same area we saw and
heard a pair of SCARLET TANAGERS.

 

The most abundant Flycatcher was the ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, but a GREAT CRESTED
FLYCATCHER high in a tree gave us pretty good looks.

 

Deep into the woods we stopped to listen to what must have been five or six
WOOD THRUSH singing all at once. In the midst of all that an OVENBIRD sang
out. A lone WORM-EATING WARBLER was heard close to the same spot.

 

Birds seen later from the Parking and Picnic Area near the marina included a
family of ORCHARD ORIOLES and several BARN and CLIFF SWALLOWS.

 

Thanks to those who participated and contributed good spotting skills.

 

Here's a rundown of what we observed:

 

Number of species:     37
 
Great Blue Heron     1
Black Vulture     2
Turkey Vulture     3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo     2
Barred Owl     2
Red-bellied Woodpecker     2
Downy Woodpecker     2
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Pileated Woodpecker     1
Acadian Flycatcher     7
Great Crested Flycatcher     1
White-eyed Vireo     2
Red-eyed Vireo     10
American Crow     3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     1
Barn Swallow     1
Cliff Swallow     2
Carolina Chickadee     4
Tufted Titmouse     7
White-breasted Nuthatch     3
Carolina Wren     6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     2
Wood Thrush     7
Northern Parula     5
Cerulean Warbler     6
Worm-eating Warbler     1
Ovenbird     1
Kentucky Warbler     6
Hooded Warbler     5
Eastern Towhee     1
Summer Tanager     5
Scarlet Tanager     4
Northern Cardinal     3
Indigo Bunting     6
Common Grackle     2
Brown-headed Cowbird     2
Orchard Oriole     3
 
Kevin Bowden

Nashville, TN

 



=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================

The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with
first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation.
You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds
you report were seen.  The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should
appear in the first paragraph.
_____________________________________________________________
      To post to this mailing list, simply send email to:
                    tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
_____________________________________________________________ 
                To unsubscribe, send email to:
                 tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
            with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
______________________________________________________________
  TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society 
       Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s)
        endorse the views or opinions expressed
        by the members of this discussion group.
 
         Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN
                 wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                ------------------------------
                Assistant Moderator Andy Jones
                         Cleveland, OH
                -------------------------------
               Assistant Moderator Dave Worley
                          Rosedale, VA
               --------------------------------
               Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan
                        Clarksville, TN
__________________________________________________________
         
          Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society
              web site at http://www.tnbirds.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

                          ARCHIVES
 TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/

                       MAP RESOURCES
Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif
Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com

_____________________________________________________________
[TN-Bird] NTOS Field Trip Results Edgar Evins State Park

Other related posts:
