Hugh Barger and I traveled Shadden Road and Blythe Ferry
Lane toward the Cherokee Removal Memorial Park early this morning. All of these
locations are at Birchwood in Meigs County. On the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge
alongside
Blythe Ferry Lane, highlights seen or heard included a Northern bobwhite,
common yellowthroat warblers, and yellow-breasted chats. From there we traveled
to Yuchi Refuge in Rhea County. Highlights at Yuchi included wild turkeys, a
solitary sandpiper, yellow-billed cuckoos, blue-gray gnatcatchers, a
grasshopper sparrow, at least two orchard orioles, and the following warblers:
at least 3 prothonotary warblers, common yellowthroats, prairie warblers,
yellow-breasted chats, and a Northern parula – the first I have ever seen.
Together, Hugh and I saw or heard at least 45 species of birds, 30 of these at
Yuchi Refuge.
Charles
Murray
Birchwood, TN
