[TN-Bird] Recent observations (Greene Co., Carter Co., Hawkins Co., TN)

From: Alice Loftin / Don Miller <pandion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, butternuts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:41:47 -0400 (EDT)
June 2-13, 2008

Greene County:

Northern Bobwhite (1, June 3, 5-6)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (1, June 11)
Common Nighthawk (1, Greeneville, June 13)
Red-headed Woodpecker (1, Highway 348 0.35 mile west of Green Road, June 8)
Willow Flycatcher (1, Lick Creek Bottoms Wildlife Management Area unit at 
intersection of Highway 348, North Mohawk Road, and South Mohawk Road, June 8)
Yellow-throated Vireo (1, June 2, 5, 8-9)
Bank Swallow (3, Vulcan Materials Company on Greystone Road, June 13)
Wood Thrush (17, Bear Hollow Road, June 8)
Summer Tanager (1, June 8)

Carter County:

Black-billed Cuckoo (1, Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area, June 7)
Alder Flycatcher (1, Carver's Gap, June 7)
Willow Flycatcher (2, Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area, June 7)
Least Flycatcher (17, Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area and Roan Mountain, 
June 7)
Golden-winged Warbler (2, Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area, June 7)
Pine Siskin (7, Carver's Gap, June 7)

Hawkins County:

Summer Tanager (1, Highway 347 in Van Hill, June 8) 

Notes: 

Common Nighthawks have been scarcer than usual this year in Greene County; 
today's bird was a welcome sight.  

The Willow Flycatcher sighting confirms that the species has been found at four 
of the five LCBWMA properties in Greene County.  

I have found Bank Swallows at the Vulcan property on Greystone Road a few times 
before this year.  The plant manager there told me today that he had seen them 
at Vulcan for the last thirty years.  I'm not sure if he is aware of the 
distinction between Bank and Northern Rough-winged Swallows, but it's a safe 
bet that Bank Swallows have nested in the Vulcan sand piles for a number of 
years.  (By the way, this property is off-limits to the public, but 
bird-watchers are allowed at the driveway entrance, outside the main gate.)

The Wood Thrush experience on Bear Hollow Road was thrilling and unexpected.  I 
have seldom found more than ten a day in Greene County, but the seventeen birds 
I found on the 8th were recorded in under an hour.

The Black-billed Cuckoo at HCCSNA appeared to be feeding young.

The Least Flycatcher total in Carter County was surprisingly high (to me, at 
least), even for the Roan Mountain area, where they are easy to find.

Don Miller
Greeneville, Greene Co., TN
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