[tn-bird] Merlin, pair of shrikes, apology
- From: Charlie <cmmbirds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 19:47:37 -0800 (PST)
Oops, sent this with the wrong subject. In case anyone just deleted
the dreaded "dumped goose" thread, here it is again. Sorry for the
mistake!
(not to make fun of a sad situation, just that there were a LOT of
posts on the topic - wish we had that kind of energy directed at
habitat loss...)
> Hi Folks,
>
> Well today was nice. I got to sleep in, AND bird. The weather was
> bad
> enough this morning that I just rolled over and went back to sleep,
> but later it was nice enough to get out, and I'm glad I did.
>
> First, I forgot to mention that I had a 2nd year eagle at
> Chickamauga
> Dam yesterday. Also, I had a 3rd year Herring Gull, NOT a 2nd
> year.
>
> So today I went to Booker T. Washington SP, then Hiwassee.
>
> At BTW I was greeted by a beautiful male columbarius Merlin. It
> hung
> around the playground for at least an hour. The park was also very
> full of dickey bird activity. Many hundreds of Robins, and Juncos,
> as well as good numbers of other expected woodland species. Also
> saw
> a pair (I'm assuming) of Brown-headed Nuthatches arguing with a
> male
> Red-bellied Woodpecker over a hole in a snag.
>
> Then it was off to Hiwassee. I was greeted immediately upon
> arrival
> by a Golden Eagle kicking up all the cranes - which seemed much
> more
> numerous than last week. That idea was confirmed by a young man
> with
> a radio-telemetry antenna. He's working for UTC as an intern and
> monitors a couple specific birds daily, as well as taking notes on
> all of them ingeneral. He thinks there are a lot more, too.
>
> While I couldn't find the Harris' Sparrow(s) I wasn't there at the
> best time of day, and the constant presence of a male Kestrel may
> have caused birds to be, um, more secretive. Also the 25 mph gusts
> of wind were keeping birds down. I still saw a flock of at least
> 150
> Chipping and Field Sparrows, though. Is it my imagination, or is
> that spot the only reliable place for chippy's between Knoxville
> and
> Chattanooga this winter? I haven't seen them anywhere else, it
> seems. Several already have the full chestnut cap back.
>
> On the way out of Hiwassee, I saw a pair of Loggerhead Shrikes on a
> wire, just about 15 feet apart. One nabbed a moth while I was
> watching. When you leave the refuge, take a left. When you see
> Mathis Cove Road on the right, check the odometer. 0.2 mile later
> on
> the left is a small pond with a utility line running almost over
> it.
> They were on it. I took some photos.
>
> So 2.5 days of not much more than casual birding, 80 species. Not
> too bad. With an intensive effort, they could have all been seen
> in
> a day. Hmmmm....
>
> Now it's back to the daily grind of hiking in the Smoky's. Feel for
> me. ;-)
>
> Good day!
>
> Charlie
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Charlie Muise, Senior Naturalist
> Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
> Townsend, TN lat 35 deg, 38'23" long 83 deg, 41'22"
>
> "Do something. If it works, do it again. If it does not work, do
> something else. But above all else: Do Something." (Franklin Delano
> Roosevelt)
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Townsend, TN lat 35 deg, 38'23" long 83 deg, 41'22"
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