[Bristol-Birds] Results of Herndon Bird Club field trip of Saturday, December 11
- From: "Roy & Robin Knispel" <rknispel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:52:11 -0500
Saturday, December 11, the Herndon Bird Club held a field trip in western
Washington County, TN
Rick Knight, Gil Derouen, Jim and Darla Anderson, Rob Biller and Roy Knispel
participated.
Birding sites included Bush Hog Pond and area along Precision Blvd., Henderson
Marsh in Bowmantown, Keebler Road and areas around Limestone, and the Stockton
Road area on the Green County line. Highlights were NORTHERN HARRIER,
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, HORNED LARK, BROWN CREEPER, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, and
AMERICAN PIPIT. 54 species, listed below, were seen and/or heard.
Gadwall
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Northern Pintail
Great Blue Heron
Wild Turkey (flock of 32)
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Kestrel
Northern Harrier (male)
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Killdeer
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Horned Lark
American Pipit
Blue Jay
Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Loggerhead Shrike
Mockingbird
Eastern Bluebird
Robin
Starling
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Towhee
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Eastern Meadowlark
Rusty Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Ponds that are usually checked on a trip around this area that were frozen over
included the ponds at the Kyker/Shanks roads intersection and the ponds at
Westview School. The group finished the trip with lunch at the Mountain View
Restaurant on Hwy 11E west of Jonesborough.
The trip was planned by Roy Knispel and led by Rick Knight.
Roy Knispel
Herndon Bird Club
Phone: 423-202-7802
Other related posts:
- » [Bristol-Birds] Results of Herndon Bird Club field trip of Saturday, December 11 - Roy & Robin Knispel
