[TN-Bird] TOS Wheeler trip results

Wheeler Nat. Wildlife refuge , Wheeler and Wilson dams AL , Jan. 23, 24  & 25 
 2009
 
28 people from Tennessee Ornithological Society visited north Alabama for  
birding over the weekend. GREAT BIG THANK YOUs to Damien Simbeck for leading  
across N AL & to Dwight Cooley for deluxe tour of the refuge. 
 
While not many rarities were found, with the exception of HARRIS's SPARROW,  
found by Ron Hoff and DollyAnn Myers, we managed to list a total of 98 species 
 (see list below). Highlights: 
Reported 3,500 Sandhill Cranes on the refuge with aprox. 2,500 out from  
viewing area, always an impressive sight and sound; a couple hundred Am. White  
Pelicans near Wheeler dam; a large (200+) flock of Am Pipits; large flock of  
Snow Geese, and a Krider's Red-tailed Hawk on the refuge. 
Was good to visit with folks and share some memorable birding  experiences.  
RICHARD  CONNORS
Tennessee Ornithological Society
Nashville TN  


Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Canada  Goose
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
American Black  Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged  Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser  Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy  Duck
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
American White  Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Turkey  Vulture
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed  Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
American Coot
Sandhill  Crane
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Wilson's  Snipe
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove 
Barred Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied  Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker 
Northern  Flicker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Loggerhead  Shrike - 1
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Horned Lark
Carolina  Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina  Wren
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern  Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Brown  Thrasher
European Starling
American Pipit
Cedar  Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler  
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field  Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp  Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow 
Harris's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow  
Northern  Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common  Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American  Goldfinch
House Sparrow





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