5/2/06 McKenzie area Henry & Carroll Co. Don Manning and I got out this morning, spending about 4 hours dodging rain showers while we birded the general McKenzie area of extreme northcentral Carroll and southwest Henry Counties. We had another good morning, with 102 species, of these only a paltry 2 shorebird (Solitary and Snipe) and 1 waterfowl (Wood Duck) species. Passerine migration was once again productive. Some of the highlights are as follows: Warblers: 22 species Tennessee (10+, many singing and good looks at a couple) Northern Parula Yellow Warbler (3) Cape May Warbler (1) Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler (1): One of the highlights was having gorgeous male Black-throated Green, Bay-breasted, Yellow, and Tennessee Warblers all in the same oak tree. Yellow-throated Warbler Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler (gobs) Palm Warbler (10+) Bay-breasted Warbler (2) Black-and-white Warbler (2) American Redstart (1) Prothonotary Warbler Worm-eating Warbler (1; on territory) Swainson's Warbler (3; two of these in new locations for me and in upland-type habitat more typical of the species in east TN, not the canebrakes we usually associate this species with in west TN) Northern Waterthrush (1) Louisiana Waterthrush Kentucky Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Acadian Flycatchers and Pewee's are definitely in big-time now. We went to the bottom that has been productive for Willow Flycatcher for several years, but they evidently aren't in yet. We saw probably 30 Eastern Kingbirds on the day. Vireos were well-represented, with both Warbling and Philadelphia in addition to the 3 common breeding species of this area. A single Loggerhead Shrike was a scarce bird this time of the year locally, this one in Carroll Co. Thrushes were represented by several Swainson's and a singing Veery, in addition to numerous Wood Thrushes. One Ruby-crowned Kinglet was still hanging around. Lark Sparrows were seen in two locations, both in Henry Co. The pair near Don's house seem look to be the one's this year that will be reliable, we also had a singing male in a new location. It is still amazing how scarce these birds are in west TN, away from this general area. A singing Grasshopper Sparrow was my 1st local bird, after having several last week near Reelfoot Lake. As has been said on several forums today, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are really coming through right now. We had at least a dozen today. The 'sneaker on a gym floor' callnote was heard many times today, as well as good looks at several. Blue Grosbeaks were also a little more numerous than usual. Dickcissels are local in this area, but were heard in several suitable fields. Unusual was a single male Bobolink seen flying up out of a field. Other than passerines, the only bird of any note was my 1st Mississippi Kite of the year, in a location I've seen them for the last 3 springs. This is in Carroll Co. in the South Fork Obion River bottoms along Hwy 436. This is also where Willow Flycatchers have been regular, and is one of the only local spots for nesting Cliff Swallows. Good Birding!! Mike Todd McKenzie, TN Carroll Co. birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx www.pbase.com/mctodd =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________