[TN-Bird] Results from NTOS Field Trip
- From: "Chloe Walker" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "chloebelle119@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
- To: "tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2014 10:04:56 -0700 (PDT)
Nine birders showed up for the Rutherford/Wilson county field trip this
morning, Saturday June 7th. Fortunately, the morning wasn't too hot and was
free of rain showers. The target birds cooperated nicely, several of which were
life birds for many of the participants.
We began by taking a brief walk around the Discovery Center Wetlands. This
was somewhat successful; we found several muskrats, a raccoon, Wood Duck and
Mallard ducklings, and an agitated Green Heron. Next we drove along Florence
Road and found two Scissor-tailed Flycatchers at two different locations. After
Florence Road we checked the speedway in Wilson county and were happy to find
two Lark Sparrows and had wonderful looks at a Cliff Swallow. We moved on to
Simmons Bluff Road and found a Red-headed Woodpecker in a stand of trees. At
the corner of Simmons Bluff Road and Cedar Forest Road, we were thrilled to see
three additional Lark Sparrows, one of which appeared to be a recently-fledged
juvenile. Several participants were fortunate enough to see a fly-over Cattle
Egret on Cedar Forest Road as well. On Barlow Lane, we had outstanding views of
both a Dickcissel and a Grasshopper Sparrow on electrical wires. Finally we
checked Middlepoint
Landfill and saw a handsome male Blue Grosbeak that was wonderfully colored
against the purple Thistle.
A big thanks to Terry Witt for co-leading the trip. Also, thanks to those who
joined us on this wonderful outing. A complete checklist can be found below.
65 species
Canada Goose - 15+ (some w/ducklings)
Wood Duck - 15+ (some w/ ducklings)
Mallard - 15+ (some w/ ducklings)
Northern Bobwhite - 3
Wild Turkey - x
Great Blue Heron - 4
Green Heron - 1
Black Vulture - 100+
Turkey Vulture - 20+
Red-tailed Hawk - 6
Killdeer - 2
Rock Pigeon - x
Mourning Dove - 20+
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 2 (heard)
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-headed Woodpecker - 2 (one seen; one heard)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
American Kestrel - 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1 (heard)
Eastern Phoebe - 3
Great Crested Flycatcher - 1 (heard)
Eastern Kingbird - 4
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - 2
Blue Jay - 2
American Crow - 8
White-eyed Vireo - 2 (heard)
Yellow-throated Vireo - 1 (heard)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 20+
Purple Martin - 1
Barn Swallow - 40+
Cliff Swallow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Tufted Titmouse - 2
Carolina Wren - 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2
Eastern Bluebird - 20+ (one juvenile)
American Robin - 20+
Brown Thrasher - 1 (heard)
Northern Mockingbird - 6
European Starling - x
Kentucky Warbler - 2 (heard)
Common Yellowthroat - 3 (heard)
Prairie Warbler - 3 (only one seen)
Eastern Towhee - 4
Chipping Sparrow - 5
Field Sparrow - 20+
Lark Sparrow - 5 (four adults; one juvenile)
Grasshopper Sparrow - 10+ (one seen)
Song Sparrow - 2
Summer Tanager - 2 (heard)
Scarlet Tanager - 1 (heard)
Northern Cardinal - 11
Blue Grosbeak - 6 (only two seen)
Indigo Bunting - 20+
Dickcissel - 10+ (only one seen)
Eastern Meadowlark - 20+
Red-winged Blackbird - 10+
Common Grackle - 20+
Brown-headed Cowbird - 10+
Orchard Oriole - 5
House Finch - 9
American Goldfinch - 6
House Sparrow - x
***Get it on your calendars! The next NTOS field trip is on July 12, 2014 at
7:00 A.M. at Bowie Nature Park in Fairview.
Good birding,
Chloe Walker
Murfreesboro, TN
(http://www.chloesbirdingblog.blogspot.com/)
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