[TN-Bird] KY Lake area; 10/14/09

From: <birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:19:05 -0500
10/14/09
Big Sandy area (Henry Co)
I spent a few hours yesterday birding around the Big Sandy area. I started at 
the flats at the mouth of the Big Sandy, with a lone Franklin's Gull resting 
amongst the 400+ Ring-billed Gulls in the area; not a tern in sight. Only 
shorebirds on the new flats were 5 Dunlin. Lick Creek (Benton Co)  was much the 
same, with some Ring-billed Gulls and 3 Dunlin.

I spent most of my time tromping around in the field on the way into Pace 
Point. There is standing water in much of it now, but only a couple of inches. 
Still several Marsh and Sedge Wrens, but I didn't flush a single Ammodramus 
Sparrow. There were at least 5 Bobolinks in the field, which let me get some 
decent photos this time. Otherwise, gobs of Swamp Sparrows, with my first Song, 
Lincoln's and White-crowns of the fall as well. 

Warblers were scarce, with Yellow-rumped being marginally more numerous than TN 
(5-4), but I didn't spend any real time in the woods. Also had a Nashville and 
an Orange-crowned, as well as several Yellowthroats. A very bright Philly Vireo 
also cooperated for some shots, and the first Golden-crowned Kinglets were 
around today. Pace Point itself had nothing but Ring-billed and Herring Gulls.

I've added about 15 new shots to my gallery, most from yesterday but a few from 
odds and ends on my trip to AR for the Red Phalarope last week.  If interested, 
the new photos start here: http://www.pbase.com/mctodd/image/118012268/original

Good Birding!!

Mike Todd
McKenzie, TN
birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.pbase.com/mctodd

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