[Bristol-Birds] Reelfoot Lake and Kingston Steam Plant

  • From: Jacob Job <zjrj5@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Bristol Birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, TN Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:48:32 -0800 (PST)

Took a trip to Reelfoot Lake with the Ornithology class at ETSU this weekend 
2-23 to 2-26.   Had some great birding and beat last years 97 species seen with 
102.  The following is the complete list of birds seen.  We did see the 3 
Tundra Swans.  
   
  Greater White Fronted Goose
  Snow Goose
  Ross's Goose
  Canada Goose
  Tundra Swan
  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
  Wild Turkey
  Common Loon---Kentucky Lake
  Pied-billed Grebe---Kentucky Lake
  Horned Grebe---Kentucky Lake
  American White Pelican
  Double Crested Cormorant
  Great Blue Heron
  Black Vulture
  Turkey Vulture
  Bald Eagle
  Northern Harrier---At least 9 seen in one field one night
  Sharp-shinned Hawk
  Red-shouldered Hawk
  American Kestrel
  American Coot
  Killdeer
  Greater Yellowlegs
  Wilson's Snipe
  American Woodcock
  Bonaparte's Gull
  Ring-billed Gull
  Herring Gull
  Rock Pigeon
  Eurasian Collared Dove
  Mourning Dove
  Great Horned Owl
  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-headed Nuthatch---Kingston Steam Plant
  Brown Creeper
  Carolina Wren
  Winter Wren
  Golden-crowned Kinglet
  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
  Eastern Bluebird
  Hermit Thrush
  American Robin
  Northern Mockingbird
  Brown Thrasher
  European Starling
  Cedar Waxwing
  Yellow-rumped Warbler
  Pine Warbler---Kingston Steam Plant
  Palm Warbler---Kingston Steam Plant
  Eastern Towhee
  Field Sparrow
  Savannah Sparrow
  LeConte's Sparrow
  Fox Sparrow
  Song Sparrow
  Swamp Sparrow
  White-throated Sparrow
  White-crowned Sparrow
  Dark-eyed Junco
  Northern Cardinal
  Red-winged Blackbird
  Eastern Meadowlark
  Rusty Blackbird---Including one partially albino
  Common Grackle
  Brown-headed Cowbird
  House Finch
  American Goldfinch
  House Sparrow
   
   
  Very great weekend of birding!!  Also, thanks to Anthony for pointing out the 
Tundra Swans.  Enjoyed birding with you!
   
  Jacob Job
  ETSU Johnson City, TN

                
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