[TN-Bird] NTOS field trip results

3-22-08    
Mill Creek Greenway
Percy Priest Lake
Davidson Co.
 
NTOS members enjoyed a beautiful sunny day birding at two very  different 
spots.  In the morning we checked out Mill Creek Greenway, which  was new for 
many in the group.  The paved trail runs along Mill Creek with  open fields and 
sparse trees on the other side.  Highlights for this area  included 2 FOS Palm 
Warblers, several Tree Swallows, a confiding Eastern Phoebe,  many singing 
Field Sparrows, and a small heronry which had about 6 nests with a  few Great 
Blue Herons present.  We also visited Hamilton Creek and Elm Hill  marinas, the 
dam and Anderson Rd. Recreation Area, all on Percy Priest  Lake.  Gorgeous 
breeding plumaged Common Loons and Horned Grebes stole the  show there, with at 
least 50 loons present, and some quite close.  There  were also 21 
Double-crested Cormorants, several Ring-billed and 1 Herring Gull,  both 
kinglets singing 
on the Anderson Rd. trail, and a singing Brown  Thrasher.  The Merlin, often 
seen there, was not present at Anderson  Rd.  Another Great Blue heronry was 
seen from the dam, this one on a point  at Nashville Shores.  There were at 
least 
10 nests there. 
 
Jan Shaw
Nashville, TN     


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