July 6, 2010 8:00-10:00 am Couchville Cedar Glade State Natural Area Davidson/Wilson County, Tennessee This was my first visit to this SNA. My wife and I went mainly to see the Tennessee coneflowers after reading about it on the Nashville Scene's website last week. The coneflowers were numerous along the trail, along with some other summer wildflowers, and the birding was pretty good, too. The highlight of the birding was seeing a Prairie Warbler fledgling in a low tree branch just a few feet off the trail. The parents were nearby, but were agitated by our presence, so we got some quick looks and moved on. We were able to get a photograph of the fledgling and I've posted it here if anyone is interested: _http://share.ovi.com/media/tncc01.public/tncc01.10236_ (http://share.ovi.com/media/tncc01.public/tncc01.10236) In addition to numerous Prairie Warbler, we saw or heard Field Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, White-eyed Vireo, Northern Bobwhite, Northern Mockingbird, Northern Cardinal, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Towhee, American Goldfinch, Chimney Swift, Barn Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, American Crow, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, and Brown-headed Cowbird. Clay Collins Nashville, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clarksville, TN __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________