[TN-Bird] NTOS field trip results, Forster's Tern at Old Hickory Dam

  • From: "fekel" <fekel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:00:40 -0600

Old Hickory Dam Area
J. Percy Priest Dam Area
Davidson Co., TN
Saturday, 2011 Dec. 10
Clear and very chilly

On Saturday morning, December 10, ten intrepid Tennessee birders,
representing several counties in middle Tennessee, converged at
Old Hickory Dam in northern Davidson County for the Nashville TOS
field trip.  They spent a very chilly morning searching for various
winter species.  A walk through the woods next to the dam produced
an EASTERN PHOEBE, good numbers of GOLDEN CROWNED KINGLETs, and
several BROWN CREEPERs, and FOX SPARROWs, the latter being a life
bird for some in the group.  Perhaps the best bird of the morning
was a FORSTER'S TERN that circled low over Snow Bunting Peninsula.
Also seen in the area were a nearby COMMON LOON, BONAPARTE'S GULLs,
and plenty of HORNED and PIED-BILLED GREBEs.  Duck numbers were
rather low with only RUDDY and MALLARDs seen.  Since the morning
was still young, as a bonus, we drove to the J. Percy Priest Dam.
While no new species were found on the lake, a drive to the area
below the dam produced a lone RUSTY BLACKBIRD that posed in a bare
tree for the group.  At the end of the morning the group had
found 44 species.  A full list of the birds is given at the NTOS
website on the blog linked from the field trip page.

Frank Fekel
NTOS Field Trip Leader
Bellevue, TN
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