[TN-Bird] Sightings Report, 23 April 08, Peterson Lake Nature Center Bdwalk, Collierville, Shelby Co

Location:     TN 1 Cvll, Peterson Lake Nature Center
Observation date:     4/23/08

Notes:     TOS-Memphis chapter held a Weds morning hike to Peterson Lake
Nature Center Board Walk in Collierville this morning. Perfect day for a
walk on the boardwalk. Sunny and temps cool slowly rising to the 80's. 8
hikers were greeted by a lot of bird noise activity in the Wolf River
bottoms. 14 Warbler species. Prothonotary Warblers were singing away and
chasing each other all over, many good looks. Good close up looks at several
birds that normally are not seen except up high in the canopy. Lots of
little catipillars in the lower trees this year. Participants, Jay Walko,
Dick Preston, Jerry Papachristou, Chad Brown, Judy Dorsey, Carline Bullock,
Sue Ferguson and David Hill.

Number of species:     68

Canada Goose     10

Mallard     3

Wild Turkey     2

Great Blue Heron     3

Great Egret     1

Green Heron     2

Black Vulture     1

Turkey Vulture     1

Red-shouldered Hawk     1

Red-tailed Hawk     1

Killdeer     2

Solitary Sandpiper     1

Mourning Dove     3

Chimney Swift     12

Ruby-throated Hummingbird     5

Belted Kingfisher     1

Red-bellied Woodpecker     10

Downy Woodpecker     4

Hairy Woodpecker     1

Pileated Woodpecker     2

Eastern Wood-Pewee     1

Eastern Phoebe     3

Great Crested Flycatcher     7

White-eyed Vireo     20

Yellow-throated Vireo     6

Red-eyed Vireo     9

Blue Jay     8

American Crow     4

Purple Martin     9

Tree Swallow     2

Northern Rough-winged Swallow     1

Barn Swallow     2

Carolina Chickadee     12

Tufted Titmouse     30

Carolina Wren     24

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     20

Eastern Bluebird     9

Wood Thrush     2

American Robin     20

Northern Mockingbird     2

European Starling     50

Cedar Waxwing     1

Blue-winged Warbler     2

Tennessee Warbler     6

Northern Parula     15

Chestnut-sided Warbler     1

Yellow-rumped Warbler     15

Black-throated Green Warbler     2

Yellow-throated Warbler     10

American Redstart     1

Prothonotary Warbler     32

Northern Waterthrush     2

Kentucky Warbler     3

Common Yellowthroat     5

Hooded Warbler     1

Yellow-breasted Chat     4

Summer Tanager     5

Eastern Towhee     5

Chipping Sparrow     10

White-throated Sparrow     45

Northern Cardinal     40

Rose-breasted Grosbeak     2

Indigo Bunting     16

Red-winged Blackbird     5

Eastern Meadowlark     1

Common Grackle     45

Brown-headed Cowbird     20

American Goldfinch     8

John "Jay" Walko

Collierville, Tn

http://www.pbase.com/jwalko

 



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