[TN-Bird] Standifer Gap Marsh, Bobolink

Standifer Gap Marsh, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN
April 29, 2005
Blue-winged Teal, 10
Green-winged Teal, 1 male
Wood Duck, 1 male with 1 female

Cooper's Hawk, 2 flying together, high

American Coot, 2
Virginia Rail, 3+ 
Sora, 5+

Sedge Wren, 1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 1

Blue-headed Vireo, 1, brilliant!
Red-eyed and White-eyed

Blue Grosbeak, 1 male with 1 female, my first of season

Red-winged Blackbird, about 20 active nests to date

BOBOLINK, 4 males, between church and marsh

Orchard Oriole:  Female Cowbird looked over unfinished nest, sat in it about 10 
seconds, left immediate area;  Male Oriole came, inspected nest, sat 3 feet 
away for a while, joined by female for a while, who also inspected nest, both 
left together and stayed in area, singing and feeding.  This nest is about 100 
feet west of the Orchard Oriole nest David Hollie and friends found last year.



David and Gloria Patterson


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