We visited Kyker Bottom WMA this morning, mostly the north end via the gate on
Lanier Road, entering about 7:15. Our primary goal was to see the Little Blue
Herons that had been reported during the past several days. After much pushing
through dense tall weeds on berms, 2 flew from a wet sunflower field. We then
saw 1 in a tall dead tree where 6 had been seen earlier this week. The tree
had no herons or egrets when we arrived.
Our list:
Wood Ducks 8
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 3
Little Blue Heron 2 or 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Wilson’s Snipe 12 flushed and curved back toward the ground out of sight, with
wings causing a whirr sound
Mourning Dove 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
White-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Field Sparrow 4
Indigo Bunting 2
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 15-20
Steve & Gail Clendenen
Farragut, Knox County
and
Marcia Davis
Blount County
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