[TN-Bird] Shelby Park 9/29

A visit to Shelby Park in Nashville yesterday morning produced a few  
interesting sightings.  On Mission Hill, there were numerous RB Grosbeaks  
squeaking 
from every bush and tree.  There were also large numbers of  Brown Thrashers 
around, I have never seen them in such a concentration.  A  juvenile Red-headed 
Woodpecker with a dark head must have been moving  through in passage.  Few 
warblers were noted: one Nashville was mixed with  the Magnolias and Redstarts. 
 One Blue-headed Vireo was seen and 4  different Cooper's Hawks were in the 
area.  Along the Greenway beside  the river, nice views of a Yellow-bellied 
Flycatcher were had.  During a  slog through the weedy field behind the 
observation tower, 2 birds were flushed  tha looked suspicious for both a Sedge 
and 
Marsh Wren, but neither observation  was confirmed.  It was heartening to see 
finally some bush-hogging going on  in the adjacent fields; hopefully this will 
continue and should improve some of  the habitat lost to secondary growth.  The 
shorebird pond is  completely overgrown and not a single bird of any 
consequence was seen  there.
 
Terry Witt
Murfreesboro Tn   

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