[TN-Bird] Results of the National Migration Count for Hamilton County, TN

I finally finished compiling the results for the National Migration
Count for Hamilton County held on May 10.  141 species were found by 27
participants (a great number) on a nice weather day.  Highlights
included:
 

32 species of warblers:

- 1 Connecticut and one Mourning at Greenway Farms

- 1 Mourning and one Black-throated Blue at Cravens House

 

Brainard Levee:

-          1 Peregrine made a pass at the shorebirds, only second I have
ever seen at the levee

-          1 Bank Swallow

-           6 Bobolinks

-          1 Marsh Wren

 

Standifer Gap Marsh

-          6 Long-billed Dowitchers (10 species of shorebirds for the
count)

-          1 Gadwall

-          6 Blue-winged teal

 

Rest of County:

-          1 Northern Harrier

-          1 Olive-sided Flycatcher at Cravens

-          39 Forster's Terns on the Tennessee River

 

Low lights

-          no Yellow-billed Cuckoo

-          no egrets and Herons besides Great Blue and Green (saw three
Yellow-crowned Night Herons the next week)

-          no Least Bitterns or Virginia Rails at Standifer Gap, the
cattails were high and dry

 

Once again I want to thank all of the participants for a great count!!

 

 

 

Kevin Calhoon

Count Compiler

Chattanooga, TN


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