[TN-Bird] Chattanooga CBC, Hamilton County, TN

  • From: "Kevin A. Calhoon" <kac@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Bill Haley" <wgh@xxxxxxxxxx>, <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:04:06 -0500

The Chattanooga CBC was held on Saturday December 16.  Despite
unseasonably warm temperatures (~ 70 for a high) thirty-three
participants (an excellent number) found 101 species, which is just
above average for the count, but great for the conditions.
The Highlights included:

 

-5 species of warblers

COMMON YELLOWTHROAT - Brainerd Levee

Orange-crowned

Palm

Yellow-rumped

Pine

 

-AMERICAN BITTERN - Brainerd Levee

-13 Virginia Rails - Standifer Gap Marsh

- unidentified hummingbird species on Missionary ridge (probable
Selasphorus)

-SEDGE WREN

-Marsh Wren - Brainerd Levee, Standifer Gap Marsh

-LINCOLN'S SPARROW

 

Misses:

Great Horned Owl

Greater Scaup

Sandhill Crane

 

I want to thank everyone who helped make this count very successful!

 

Kevin Calhoon

Count Compilier

Chattanooga, TN

 


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