[TN-Bird] Fw: Results TOS sparrow trip to Brainerd Levee and Standifer Gap Marsh
- From: "Tommie Rogers" <Bananaquit1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "TNBird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <TN-Bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Ray Zimmerman" <znaturalist@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 09:35:05 -0400
We also saw Northern Harrier at the marsh and Vesper Sparrow at the Brainerd
levee.
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin A. Calhoon
To: dusty wright ; tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Ray Zimmerman ; Harold Sharp
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 8:27 AM
Subject: [TN-Bird] Results TOS sparrow trip to Brainerd Levee and Standifer Gap
Marsh
Fourteen birders attended the Chattanooga TOS Sparrow fieldtrip on Sunday
October 28. It began at the Brainerd Levee where the water was higher than
usual for this late in October so many of my favorite spots where flooded. We
did walk the edges of the marsh and came up with one Sora , a couple Wilsons
Snipe, bad looks at a Lincoln's Sparrow as well as numerous Song, Swamp and
Savannah Sparrows. The trip then headed to Standifer gap Marsh where a flock a
American Pipits was seen before the whole group arrived. A MARSH WREN was seen
and heard at the marsh as well as a juvenile White-crowned Sparrow, and another
Sora was flushed. The highlight of Standifer Gap was a high flying PEREGRINE
FALCON torturing a tight flock of terrified European Starlings. We picked up
Chipping Sparrow, Field and White-throated Sparrows to give us a total of
seven sparrow species.
Kevin Calhoon
Assistant Curator of Forests
Tennessee Aquarium
423-785-4070
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