[TN-Bird] Birds and butterflies (Greene Co., Cocke Co., TN)
- From: Don Miller <raincrow@xxxxxxx>
- To: TN-Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 18:26:34 -0500
23 March 2003
western Greene County;
Dutch Bottoms (along Douglas Lake and Highway 25-E in Cocke County);
Weaver's Bend (along French Broad River in Cocke County just downstream
from Madison County, NC)
This morning and early afternoon, Linda Northrop and I partially
retraced my steps of yesterday and also ventured south into Cocke County
to cover some of the fine territories visited recently by Don Holt and
others. Birding highlights included:
Double-crested Cormorant (15, Dutch Bottoms);
American White Pelican (6, Dutch Bottoms);
Cattle Egret (in the same location as yesterday--along Green Road
halfway between North Mohawk Road and Highway 348 (Greene County));
Gadwall (6, Dutch Bottoms);
Blue-winged Teal (3, Sapp Road (Greene County));
Northern Shoveler (10, Green Road adjacent to the field with the Cattle
Egret);
Osprey (2 at nest, Dutch Bottoms);
Lesser Yellowlegs (Sapp Road);
Least Sandpiper (Dutch Bottoms);
Herring Gull (5, Dutch Bottoms);
Red-headed Woodpecker (2, Green Road 0.3 mile from Highway 348);
Tree Swallow (2, Dutch Bottoms);
Pine Warbler (2, Cocke County);
Chipping Sparrow (2--1 Greene County, 1 Cocke County).
We also observed the following butterflies:
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Weaver's Bend and elsewhere in Cocke County);
Clouded Sulphur (Greene County);
Cabbage White (Greene County);
Checkered White (Greene County);
West Virginia White (Weaver's Bend);
Falcate Orangetip (Dutch Bottoms, Weaver's Bend);
azure species [Celastrina ladon complex] (Weaver's Bend);
Brown Elfin (boat ramp on Highway 107 near Fugate Road in Cocke County);
Mourning Cloak (same site as Brown Elfin).
Don Miller,
Greeneville, TN
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