September 1-24, 2010 Greene County: Greeneville, Tusculum, and various other spots Very busy work schedule lately, but some good birding in the wee cracks of time available to me, mostly in early morning and early evening during weekdays, with a few additional weekend hours. Here's a thumbnail summary-- Wild Turkey (6-16, Sep. 6, 11, 20-21) Great Egret (8, Wal-Mart Distribution Center, Sep. 18) Green Heron (Sep. 7, 10, 18) Osprey (Allen's Bridge, Sep. 6) Cooper's Hawk (1-2, Sep. 5, 15, 22) Eurasian Collared-Dove (1-2, Mosheim, Sep. 5, 18) Eastern Screech-Owl (at same site in Greeneville, Sep. 1, 5, 8-9, 13, 16, 20, 24) Great Horned Owl (pair calling, Sep. 20) Common Nighthawk (1-3, Sep. 3-4, 14-15, 18, 20-21, 24) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1-4, Sep. 1-2, 6-7, 10-12, 14, 18, 21) Eastern Wood-Pewee (1-3, Sep. 10-12, 14-15, 18-19) Great Crested Flycatcher (Sep. 1, 4) White-eyed Vireo (1-2, Sep. 1, 5-6, 11-12, 15, 18; singing males heard often) Blue-headed Vireo (Sep. 12) Philadelphia Vireo (Sep. 14) Red-eyed Vireo (Sep. 11, 19) Tree Swallow (2-16, Sep. 5-6) Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1-20, Sep. 5-6, 18) Bank Swallow (Sep. 5) Barn Swallow (1-2, Sep. 1, 8) House Wren (1-2, Sep. 11, 13-15, 18) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1-2, Sep. 1-2, 4, 11) Veery (3 in nocturnal flight, Sep. 20) Gray-cheeked Thrush (5 in nocturnal fight, Sep. 20) Swainson's Thrush (2-238, Sep. 13-15, 18, 20, 23; almost all in nocturnal flight; high count Sep. 20) Wood Thrush (Sep. 14, 20) Gray Catbird (1-3, Sep. 1-6, 10-13, 15-18, 22-24) Tennessee Warbler (1-4, Sep. 6, 15) Northern Parula (Sep. 11) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Sep. 4, 7, 10, 14, 19) Magnolia Warbler (1-4, Sep. 11-12, 14-15, 18, 21) Cape May Warbler (Sep. 15) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Sep. 15) Black-throated Green Warbler (Sep. 17) Blackburnian Warbler (2, Sep. 11) Bay-breasted Warbler (Sep. 12) Cerulean Warbler (Sep. 15) Black-and-white Warbler (2, Sep. 15) American Redstart (1-4, Sep. 4, 7, 10-12, 14, 17-18) Northern Waterthrush (Sep. 7, 15, 17, 21) Common Yellowthroat (1-3, Sep. 7, 11-12, 18) Hooded Warbler (Sep. 12, 15, 19, 21) Savannah Sparrow (Wal-Mart Distribution Center, Sep. 18) Summer Tanager (1-2, Sep. 18, 21) Scarlet Tanager (Sep. 11, 15) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Sep. 13, 18, 21) Blue Grosbeak (1-3, Sep. 2-3, 6-7, 9-10, 14-16) Indigo Bunting (1-6, Sep. 2-3, 7-11, 14-18, 20-23; a few singing males heard) American Goldfinch (110 in a sunflower patch, Sep. 7) Don Miller Greeneville, Greene Co., TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clarksville, TN __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________