[TN-Bird] Canvasback, Redhead, etc. (Greene Co., TN)
- From: Don Miller <raincrow@xxxxxxx>
- To: TN-Bird <TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Bristol-birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Butternuts <butternuts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:24:02 -0500
February 20, 2006
Looking for birds brought in by the weekend's cold front, I spent about
two and a half hours today in western Greene County. At dusk I added
another half hour in the Tusculum area. There was a lot of activity,
including several species not regularly seen in the county. Here's a
partial list of the day's birds:
Canada Goose (27);
Wood Duck (8);
Gadwall (13);
American Wigeon (4);
Mallard (47);
Northern Shoveler (5 on Gravel Woods Road (Midway community));
Northern Pintail (2);
Green-winged Teal (15 on Gravel Woods Road);
Canvasback (2 at Wal-Mart Distribution Center);
Redhead (2 on Gravel Woods Road);
Ring-necked Duck (6 on Gravel Woods Road);
Wild Turkey (21);
Great Blue Heron (2);
Black Vulture (32);
Turkey Vulture (33);
Northern Harrier (4);
Sharp-shinned Hawk;
Cooper's Hawk (2);
Red-tailed Hawk (6);
American Kestrel (6);
American Coot (2);
Killdeer (13);
Wilson's Snipe;
American Woodcock (2 at intersection of Holly Creek Road and Brown's
Bridge Road (near Tusculum));
Eurasian Collared-Dove (adjacent to West Greene High School);
Red-headed Woodpecker (2 on Green Road 0.3 mile from Highway 348);
Eastern Phoebe;
American Robin (176);
American Pipit;
Cedar Waxwing;
Yellow-rumped Warbler;
Swamp Sparrow (2);
White-throated Sparrow (13);
White-crowned Sparrow (6);
Eastern Meadowlark (15);
Rusty Blackbird (42+);
Common Grackle (5000+).
Don Miller
Greeneville, Greene Co., TN
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