[TN-Bird] Re: Knoxville CBC results
- From: kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: Tennessee Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:17:22 -0500 (EST)
One thing I forgot to mention is that we will about double our previous
record for American Coot (was 1398 on the 1975-6 count) thanks to the
large number of coots hanging around the Solway area on Melton Hill Lake
(Knox/Anderson Co line). Several good ducks have been spotted hiding in
the group as well, and at least one adult Bald Eagle seems to be treating
it as an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Best viewing is usually from the boat launch on Edgemoor Rd off of
Pellissippi Parkway in Anderson Co unless the group has moved upstream
around the point at Haw Ridge Park. Would be good to have a scope.
Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN
On Fri, 16 Jan 2015, kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> I have not finished tallying the full results yet for the Knoxville CBC
> held on Saturday, 3 January 2015 but (unless I've miscounted) the final
> species tally is 103 species... second only to last year's record-setting
> 105 species.
>
> Many of the highlights have already been reported but I'll summarize
> below. Thanks to everyone that participated!
>
> Biggest misses included ...
> - Palm Warbler (first miss since 2000)
> - American Wigeon
> - Rufous Hummingbird (none known to be wintering in circle this year)
> - Red-headed Woodpecker
> - Loggerhead Shrike (2nd time missed in consecutive years since 1957)
> - Red-breasted Nuthatch
>
> Highlights:
>
> 17 waterfowl species including...
> - Greater White-fronted Goose, the well-reported bird in Hardin Valley
> (Knox Co)
> - Snow Gooee (Hardin Valley)
> - 3 N Pintail (Blount Co)
> - 2 C Goldeneye (Melton Hill Lake, Anderson Co)
>
> Great Egret, 1 at usual spot at Lackey Creek in Blount Co
>
> Bald Eagle, reported by almost every party near water
>
> Merlin, 4! (Yes, I said 4) almost equals the previous cummulative total
> over count history of 5. Reports were scattered across the circle (but
> all in Knox Co) including ...
> - the well-reported bird at Lakeshore Park,
> - 1 at Cove Island on Lyon's Bend
> - 1 at Admiral Farragut Park
> - 1 at Dead Horse Lake
>
> Sandhill Cranes reported by two parties
>
> 1 Herring Gull at Admiral Farragut Park (Ft Loudoun Lake)
>
> Fish Crows reported by 3 parties (will break the previous high count)
>
> Tree Swallow, 2nd record (I think I said 3rd before) Melton Hill Lake
>
> Brown-headed Nuthatch, increasingly common and reported by several
> parties, will this be the year they out-number White-breasted?
>
> 4 warbler species... we've had 4 warblers multiple times but inexplicably
> missing Palm this year kept us from finally reaching 5
> - Orange-crowned Warbler, Blount Co
> - Black-and-white Warbler, 2nd record, Haw Ridge Park (Anderson Co)
>
> 5 Icterids including...
> - Rusty Blackbird, at least 2 parties
> - C Grackle, we did end up with more than one but barely double-digits
> - Brown-headed Cowbird, another hard-to-find species here in winter
>
> Single digit numbers of both Pine Siskin and Purple Finch
>
>
> Thanks again to everyone that participated. I hope to have full results
> on the CBC website soon.
>
> Dean Edwards
> compiler, Knoxville CBC
>
>
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