[TN-Bird] Chattanooga RBA #12
- From: "Kevin A. Calhoon" <kac@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 08:39:05 -0400
You have reached Kevin Calhoon with the Chattanooga RBA, sponsored by the
Chattanooga Chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society.
This is Update Number #12 made on May 6, 2003.
You can call the RBA at 423 -821- 4381.
Two SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHERS were seen near the Lodge Manufacturing Plant
off East Sixth Street in South Pittsburgh, Marion, co TN on May 3 and three
were seen on May 4. (Dennis and Gwen Harris, Dan Jacobson, John Henderson)
Apparently there is at least one female, one male and third bird's gender is
in question. The birds are building a nest among the hardware on a power
pole near the main entrance. They had been seen there by factory personnel
starting a couple of days earlier than their discovery on April 27. (Elijah
Cavett, Doug Geren)
A SWAINSON'S WARBLER was heard along highway 41 in Marion co. a couple miles
west of the Raccoon Mountain turnoff on May 4. The bird sang several times
and then moved on. A Prothonothory and Yellow-throated Warblers were also
heard at this location. (Daniel Jacobson, Kevin Calhoon, Judy Newsome, Kathy
Jacobson)
Fifteen species of warblers were heard or seen on the Cravens House TOS
fieldtrip on May 4.
Highlights included:
Black-throated Blue
Nashville
Blackburnian
Blackpoll
15+ Cape May Warbler
Other birds included 6 Swainson's Thrush, 16 Scarlet Tanagers, 15
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and 8 Baltimore Orioles.
Seven Bobolinks were flushed at the Riverport fields on May 4. (Kevin
Calhoon, Judy Newsome)
Despite the severe weather, waves of migrating passerines were moving across
the Cravens House area on May 5.
Sixteen species of warblers were seen at my residence and the neighboring
yards including: Black-throated Blue, 5 Blackburnians, 1 Cerluean, 1
Magnolia, 3 Tennessee, 3 Ovenbird, 2 Bay-breasted, 7 Blackpoll, 7 Cape May.
Large numbers of Baltimore Orioles and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were present.
The first Yellow-billed Cuckoo from the location for the spring was also
heard. (Kevin Calhoon)
This severe weather is an excellant time to be checking the dams (raceways
below and bouys above) for migrating gulls and terns. On May 5 at Nickjack
Dam in Marion co. an adult Herring Gull and 3 Forster's Terns were on the
bouys above the dam. (Kevin Calhoon)
Two Cattle Egrets were reported from the entrance of Sequoyah nuclear power
plant on May 5. (Harold Birch)
An Eurasion Collared Dove was reported from Bill Haley's residence near the
north side of the Veteran's Bridge in Chattanooga. This is the first report
of the species on the north side of the river in town that I have heard of.
(Bill Haley)
DONT FORGET ABOUT THE NATIONAL MIGRATION COUNT ON SATURDAY MAY 10. IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE CALL KEVIN CALHOON AT 423-821-6802. THE
COMPILATION WILL BE AT THE ACCENSION LUTHERN CHURCH AT 7:00PM.
The next general meeting of the Chattanooga TOS will be on May 8 at
7:00
PM at the Accension Luthern Church 720 South Germantown Road.
Spring migration is heating up. Get out in the Field and let me know what
you see!!
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