[TN-Bird] KTOS Field trip results

From: David Trently <dtrently@xxxxxxx>
To: TN-Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:05:09 -0500
I am finally able to get around to sending the results of last Sunday's (March 
12) field trip by the Knoxville Chapter of TOS to Wood Thrush Ridge, the home 
of member Janet McKnight. (Please see 
http://www.ohiobirds.org/blog/blog.php?/archives/50-The-Hills-of-Tennessee.html
 for more information about this site)

At least 17 people spent time from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. walking, lounging, 
socializing and enjoying the views and birds on and near her property - plus 
sharing in a wonderful pot-luck lunch. The day was so good we plan to do 
another like it on April 9, to see what kind of early spring migration she has 
there.

We found at least 48 bird species there, including one RED-TAILED HAWK sitting 
on a nest, and another one bringing a pine branch to a tree on the other side 
of the property. A few lucky attendees got to see a GREAT HORNED OWL flying.
We all had great looks to compare HOUSE and PURPLE FINCHes. WILD TURKEY was 
heard from the top of the hill. Both SHARP-SHINNED and COOPER'S HAWKs flew 
past - this could prove to be a good vantage point for hawk migration.

Here's the bird list:
Wood Duck
Wild Turkey
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Number of Species: 48

David Trently
Knoxville, TN

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