[TN-Bird] Poole Knobs, Rutherford county sparrows Saturday, + And.Rd. Merlin late
- From: oeserscave@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:37:15 -0500 (EST)
January 21
I didn't make the NTOS trip to Percy Priest due to a nice cold, but
mid-afternoon I went out to see what I could find. At around 4pm I
tried Percy Priest WMA next to Poole Knobs in Smyrna. At the open gate
was a sign indicating the area is closed weekends from December through
at least some time in February, with dates underneath, but not this
weekend's date, so I drove about 200 feet and noticed plenty of
sparrows in the left field that seems to have been burned. I
immediately spotted a White-Crowned Sparrow fly to a shrub, then
scanned the field. Two Fox Sparrows were scratching around 50 feet
from the road, along with White-Crowned Sparrows and White-Throated
Sparrows. Two teenagers on horses riding back to the stables told me
that they were having field trials, but that around 4:30 they should be
done, so I left. Looks like a great place to check on a weekday with
some time. I drove Jones MIll Road up the its end at a gate, looking
at the lake as I went, and spotted around 20-30 Bonapartes Gulls at the
end of the cove, and several Ring-Billed Gulls were flying over the
lake up higher. I've decided to keep track of birds by TN county now,
so built a database and now have lots to fill in.
I then made the run to Anderson Road Recreation area, jogged over to
the Merlin spot at 4:40, and found one in the usual tree. About
halfway back to the car, another Merlin flew low over the trees at the
shore, heading toward the point, so maybe there are two roosting there
unless the one decided to take a quick flight.
Ken Oeser
Hendersonville, TN
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