Sat. 5-06, Greene co. Spring count.
I started my day in extreme North West Greene co. and found my nightjars in about a two mile stretch of Bays Mountain road. I had 7 chuck-wills-widow and 1 Whip-poor-will, which was singing accross the road from one of the Chucks. I also had another stop that had 3 chucks singing at once. This was mixed pine and deciduous forest, but I am not sure of the elevation. My past experience had found whips to the north, and chucks to the south, but never have I had both in the same location either.
Ben Britton, Morristown, TN
Hamblen Co.
From: Don Miller <raincrow@xxxxxxx>
Reply-To: raincrow@xxxxxxx
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Subject: [Bristol-Birds] Chuck-will's-widow and Whip-poor-will (Greene Co., TN)
Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 23:30:20 -0400
>May 7, 2006
>
>A quick note on an observation from yesterday's Greeneville TOS
>spring count in Greene County--
>
>On Round Knob at an elevation of about 600 meters, I found
>Chuck-will's-widow and Whip-poor-will together. All the goatsuckers
>above this point were Whips, while all below were Chucks.
>
>The spot is at a powerline cut that crosses Round Knob Road in a
>sharp switchback just below the point where private land ends and
>Cherokee National Forest land begins. There is a house trailer in a
>clearing near the switchback, but the site is mostly deciduous
>forest with scattered pines.
>
>Don Miller
>Greeneville, Greene Co, TN
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