[TN-Bird] Cheatham WMA, May 26-28, 2010
- From: "Scott Somershoe" <Scott.Somershoe@xxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 20:11:32 -0500
I spent the last couple days at Cheatham WMA (in Cheatham Co, of course) doing
bird surveys.
Just a few highlights:
26 May 2010
Did an unofficial nightjar survey, starting at dusk, along the Headquarters Rd
from one end to the other (8.8 miles) stopping every 0.3-0.5 miles for 3-4
minutes and listening, while keeping tabs on any birds I may have had on
consecutive points. I made 27 stops and detected 29 Whip-poor-wills, 4 Barred
Owls, and a Yellow-breasted Chat (yes, chats will sing all night). No
Chuck-wills-widows.
27 May 2010
Blue-headed Vireo -1, singing regularly, but also did some very Yellow-throated
Vireo-like phrases that made me investigate, even though I had my money on a
blue-headed. After 20 min I finally got a good look at the blue-headed and
confirmed my hearing. Just a late migrant.
I did another nightjar survey (a shorter one this time as 4:30 am comes early
in the morning), starting at dusk on Wiley Pardue Rd and through the community
towards Headquarters Rd. 3.5 miles (4-5 min per stop), 8 stops, 15
Whip-poor-wills. I had 6 whips at one spot, incl a pair next to the road doing
their soft "whip" calls almost in unison with the male flying low doing
circles, presumably above the female. It was just light enough to see the one
bird circling. No Chuck-wills-widows.
28 May 2010
Blue-winged Warbler -1 male singing away in an old shrubby field. He sang their
second song more often than the usual, "Bee buzzz" song.
Totals for a few species from 3 mornings of point counts this week, mostly
along permanent creeks:
101 Acadian Flycatchers
70 Red-eyed Vireos
66 Worm-eating Warblers (incl seeing a broken wing display)
31 Louisiana Waterthrush
3 Cerulean Warblers
Great birding!
Scott Somershoe
State Ornithologist
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
P.O. Box 40747
Nashville, TN 37204
615-781-6653 (o)
615-781-6654 (fax)
www.tnwatchablewildlife.org
www.pbase.com/shoeman
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