[TN-Bird] Hiwassee Refuge
- From: Ryan Kamp <lewa_green@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Tn-birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 19:57:39 -0800 (PST)
Greetings fellow binocular wielders,
Today called for an impromptu trip to Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge, with the
following results as the fruit of my labor:
Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge, Meigs, US-TN
Nov 23, 2012 11:20 AM - 12:45 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Seen from the main Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge observation point.
20 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 100
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) 1
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 120
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 30
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 50
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) 1
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 90
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 3
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 2
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 2
Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) 60
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 2
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 5
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12139774
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
For the (much) elaborated version, and pictures, I put a post up on my blog
here: http://easttennesseebirding.wordpress.com/
I would type more here, but my eyes are now officially starting to hurt from
staring at a computer screen for too long. Thanks to everyone who reported the
Swan, as that was my main reason for going out today.
>Ryan Trenkamp
McMinn Co.
Niota, Tennessee
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to
remain silent."
- Thomas Jefferson
Extinction is forever.
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