NTOS Field Trip report of September 23, 2017.
Seven birders braved the mosquitos at Bells Bend this past Saturday morning.
The morning started out with a light fog and the sky was clear so as the sun
came out the mosquitoes were not as bad, and by mid-morning we had almost
forgotten about them. Temps ranged from 68 when we arrived, to 85 when we left.
We saw and/or heard a total of 30 species. We found a couple of Barn Owl
feathers in the barn, but no owl pellets. And we heard an early White-throated
sparrow singing part of it’s regular “Poor Sam Peabody, Peabody” song. There
were many Gulf Fritillary butterflies a few Buckeyes, and one Monarch seen.
One participant was a Vanderbilt student who is working on a PhD in Cultural
Anthropology. He was “studying" us as much as he was learning about birding.
He, as well as the rest of us very much enjoyed the morning.
If you go to Bell’s Bend anytime soon be sure to take mosquito repellant.
A list of Species follows.
Tarcila Fox, NTOS Field Trip Coordinator
Wood Duck
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Killdeer
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
White-eyed Vireo
Bluejay
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Tennessee Warbler
Common Yellow-throat
Magnolia Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
Tarcila
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