[TN-Bird] American Bittern, Sora, Marsh Wren, etc. (Greene Co., TN)

From: Don Miller <raincrow@xxxxxxx>
To: TN-Bird <TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Bristol-birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Butternuts <butternuts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 23:21:39 -0400

April 16, 2006

Greene County--

Wal-Mart Distribution Center (WMDC), Joachime Bible Refuge (JBR), and 
numerous nearby backroad sites--about 3 hours this morning;
Round Knob (RK) and miscellaneous backroad sites nearby--about 2 hours 
this afternoon;
Greeneville, Tusculum, and Baileyton areas--about 1.5 hours this 
afternoon and evening

Migratory birds are pouring into the county.  I found a total of 86 
species today without making any special effort for high numbers.  
Notable observations included:

Canada Goose (17);
Gadwall (3, WMDC);
Blue-winged Teal (30);
Redhead (2 males, WMDC--a late date for Greene County);
Lesser Scaup (female, WMDC--a late date for Greene County);
Hooded Merganser (female, WMDC);
Wild Turkey (2);
Northern Bobwhite;
American Bittern (WMDC; heard and seen);
Great Blue Heron (4);
Green Heron (2);
Cooper's Hawk;
Broad-winged Hawk (2);
Sora (2, WMDC; 1 seen, 1 heard);
American Coot (2, WMDC);
Greater Yellowlegs (9);
Solitary Sandpiper;
Pectoral Sandpiper (4);
Wilson's Snipe (34);
Eurasian Collared-Dove (2, adjacent to West Greene High School);
Chimney Swift (17);
Red-headed Woodpecker (3, at 3 sites);
Eastern Phoebe (9);
Great Crested Flycatcher;
Eastern Kingbird (2);
White-eyed Vireo (2);
Blue-headed Vireo (2, RK);
Horned Lark (singing male, Green Road);
Purple Martin (9);
Tree Swallow (6);
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (8);
Barn Swallow (19);
Red-breasted Nuthatch (RK);
House Wren (5);
Marsh Wren (2, WMDC);
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2);
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (10);
Brown Thrasher (4);
American Pipit;
Yellow-rumped Warbler (8);
Black-throated Green Warbler (6, RK);
Prairie Warbler (3);
Black-and-white Warbler (6, RK);
Common Yellowthroat (18);
Hooded Warbler (3, RK);
Eastern Towhee (19);
Chipping Sparrow (11);
Field Sparrow (24);
Savannah Sparrow (2);
Grasshopper Sparrow (3);
Song Sparrow (105);
Swamp Sparrow (2);
White-throated Sparrow (5);
White-crowned Sparrow;
Dark-eyed Junco (2, RK);
Eastern Meadowlark (107);
Orchard Oriole.

Don Miller
Greeneville, Greene Co., TN



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[TN-Bird] American Bittern, Sora, Marsh Wren, etc. (Greene Co., TN)

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