[Bristol-Birds] ETSU Ornithology Class

From: JimGorny& AubrieAbernethy <aubriejim@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Bristol Birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 23:20:47 +0000
Dr. Fred Alsop's Ornithology Class took an exciting field trip Feb 25-28 to 
Reelfoot Lake and National Wildlife Refuge in the northwest corner of Tennessee 
in Lake and Obion counties near Tiptonville. The weather was clear with little 
wind and temperatures between 30-48*.  The full moon enhanced our night "owl 
prowl". Sightings included a great horned owl nesting in a red tailed hawk's 
nest.  The head and ears were easily seen. Bald eagles were numerous.  Several 
nests were located...one with an eagle on the nest, others with eagles soaring 
above.  On Saturday we received a call from the UT Martin field station 
representative that 3 trumpeter swans were in a pond in the Phillipy area, so 
we immediately left the area we were birding and drove 30 min. to see these 3 
juvenile birds.  A rare sight and definitely a life bird for this reporter!

 

A complete list of the birds seen by the 12 students follows:

Great White-fronted Goose, Snow Goose (flocks of 700+), Canada Goose, Wood 
Duck, Gadwall, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Mallard, Blue-winged teal, 
Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Canvasback, Ring-necked 
Duck, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye,, Ruddy Duck, 
Trumpeter Swan (3 juveniles), wild turkey, common loon, Pied-billed Grebe, 
Horned Grebe, American White Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue 
Heron, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle (nesting), Northern Harrier, 
Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, American 
Coot, Killdeer, Greater Lesserlegs, American Woodcock, Bonaparte's Gull, 
Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Rock Pigeon, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning 
Dove, Eastern Screech-Owl, Great Horned Owl (nesting), Barred Owl, Belted 
Kingfisher, Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied 
Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated 
Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike,  Blue Jay, American Crow, Fish 
Crow, Horned Lark, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted titmouse, White-breasted 
Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Carolina Wren, Winter Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 
Eastern Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, Brown 
Thrasher, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow-rumped Warbler,Eastern 
Towhee, American Tree Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, 
Songs, Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, 
Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Meadowlark, 
Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch, American Goldfinch, House 
Sparrow.  

 

95 Species total seen and a great field experience for all!

Aubrie Abernethy
                                          
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