[TN-Bird] Recent observations (Bledsoe, Cumberland, Greene, Van Buren Co., TN)

From: Alice Loftin / Don Miller <pandion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, butternuts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 22:40:05 -0400 (EDT)

May 6-15, 2012 

Bledsoe County 
Cumberland County 
Greene County: Greeneville, Tusculum, Paint Creek Corridor (PCC), etc. 
Van Buren County: Fall Creek Falls State Park (FCFSP), etc. 

A work-related trip to Fall Creek Falls offered a little birding time last 
week, and some free moments back home produced a few opportunities also. 
Highlights included: 

BLEDSOE 
Northern Bobwhite (1, Hwy. 101, May 6) 
Eastern Whip-poor-will (1, Meadow Creek Rd., May 6) 
Savannah Sparrow (1 singing male, Hwy. 101 approx. 1 mi. south of Cumberland 
Co., May 11) 

CUMBERLAND 
Kentucky Warbler (1, Hwy. 101 approx. 2 mi. from Bledsoe Co., May 6) 

GREENE 
Bald Eagle (1 adult, intersection Hwy. 348 / Mefford Rd., May 11) 
Solitary Sandpiper (1, Tusculum, May 15) 
Lesser Yellowlegs (1, Baughard Hill Rd., May 11) 
Common Nighthawk (1, Greeneville, May 6) 
Acadian Flycatcher (3, PCC and vicinity, May 12) 
Common Raven (2, Hwy. 340 about 2 mi. from Hamblen Co., May 6) (very low 
elevation sighting) 
Veery (1, Greeneville, May 6) 
Magnolia Warbler (1, May 6) 
Cape May Warbler (1-3, Greeneville and Tusculum, May 6, 12) 
Blackpoll Warbler (1, Greeneville, May 6, 13, 15) 
Cerulean Warbler (1, Greeneville, May 6) 
American Redstart (1-4, May 6, 12-13) 
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1, Greeneville, May 6) 

VAN BUREN 
Northern Bobwhite (1-2, Old S.R. 111 and R.T. Davis Rd., May 9-10) 
Eastern Whip-poor-will (1-2, May 6, 8) 
House Wren (1, intersection Old S.R. 111 / Brockdell Rd., May 8, 10) 
(apparently scarce in Van Buren) 
Tennessee Warbler (1, May 7) 
Yellow-rumped Warbler (2, FCFSP, May 7) 
Blackpoll Warbler (1-2, May 7-8, 10) 
Kentucky Warbler (1, May 8) 
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1, May 8-9) 
Dickcissel (1, Old S.R. 111 approx. 0.5 mi. south of Phifer Mine Rd., May 9-10) 

Don Miller 
Greeneville, Greene Co., TN

[TN-Bird] Recent observations (Bledsoe, Cumberland, Greene, Van Buren Co., TN)

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