[TN-Bird] birds at Kingston Steam Plant in Roane County

I birded TVA's Kingston Steam (Fossil) Plant in Roane County, TN today (July 
27, 2006) from 5:20 pm to 7:30 pm.  Eleven species of shorebird were 
observed.  The following is a list of birds heard and/or seen:

1.      Great Egret- 2
2.      Snowy Egret- 2
3.      Great Blue Heron- 1
4.      Little Blue Heron- 1 immature
5.      Wood Duck- 6
6.      Mallard- at least 21
7.      Canada Goose- at least 50
8.      Osprey- 2
9.      Turkey Vulture- 3
10.     American Coot- 1
11.     Killdeer- at least 53 (probably many more)
12.     Semipalmated Plover- 2
13.     Long-billed Dowitcher- 5
14.     Sanderling- 2
15.     Least Sandpiper- 19
16.     Pectoral Sandpiper- 87
17.     Semipalmated Sandpiper- 9
18.     Solitary Sandpiper- 1
19.     Spotted Sandpiper- 1
20.     Western Sandpiper- 2 (identified primarily by the long slightly 
drooping 
bill)
21.     Lesser Yellowlegs- 5
22.     Mourning Dove- at least 15
23.     Eastern Kingbird- 2
24.     Eastern Bluebird- 2
25.     Northern Mockingbird- 1
26.     Common Yellowthroat- 3
27.     Indigo Bunting- 2
28.     Northern Cardinal- 1
29.     Blue Grosbeak- 2
30.     Song Sparrow- 8
31.     Eastern Towhee-1
32.     Red-winged Blackbird- at least 68
33.     Eastern Meadowlark- 2
34.     American Goldfinch- 3



Allan Trently
Norris, TN
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