[TN-Bird] NIckajack CBC Ramblings
- From: "Tommie Rogers" <Bananaquit1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "TNBird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <TN-Bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:44:50 -0500
Clyde Blum and I did part of the count area yesterday. Our best bird of the
day was a singing SAW-WHET OWL. Dawn produced peenting from several Woodcocks.
Beside the river at Nickajack, the current recession has resulted in delayed
housing and golf course development, thereby creating large tracts of
grasslands where forests were cleared for the development. Sparrows and other
grassland species are benefiting from the fields near the water. One-hundred
sixteen Chipping Sparrows and 56 Song Sparrows presently have a winter home
there. Due to limited time and limited counters, we probably don't have a good
representation of numbers of other sparrow species present. Forty Field
Sparrows and 62 White-throated Sparrows would probably be a conservative count.
We didn't have time to walk the large tracts of grasslands which are set aside
for the golf course development.
Canvasbacks are still enjoying their historical wintering location on Bennett
Lake. I can remember seeing hundreds of a variety of ducks there in the
1980's. Now there are pitifully few, but yet there are more duck blinds
positioned around the lake and river than ever before.
The tree with the Bald Eagle nest near Nickajack is still standing, although a
large limb broke near the top of the tree this month. One resident of the
property said the Bald Eagle visited the nest yesterday, so hopefully, the pair
will still use the nest this season. The property owners were sawing and
removing an adjacent fallen large tree in the yard yesterday.
Near Guntersville Lake we observed approximately 2,700 Ring-billed Gulls in
flight. Near Jasper there were about 1200 Common Grackles flocking in the
evening and approximately the same number of Red-winged Blackbirds. Last year,
I wasn't able to find one of either species in my area for the CBC.
Wintering Fox Sparrows are becoming part of history in southeast Tennessee.
It is really unfortunate that Tennessee doesn't have more conservation areas
managed for wildlife. Development is sprawling in all directions eliminating
large tracts of undeveloped land.
On a brighter note, we actually saw two Red-headed Woodpeckers on a farm
remnant near Jasper.
Tommie Rogers
Marion county
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