[TN-Bird] Results of Chattanooga CBC

  • From: "Kevin A. Calhoon" <kac@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Harold Sharp" <sharp_h@xxxxxxxxx>, "Ray Zimmerman" <znaturalist@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2015 17:54:10 -0500

Thirty participants tallied 100 species (excellent number!) on the
Chattanooga CBC held on Saturday, December 20.  Highlights included:

 

16 species of waterfowl including Redhead, and Red-breasted Merganser.

1 Great Egret

12 Bald Eagles (5 ad. ; 7 im.) A very high number

3 Virginia Rail

1 Sora

1 selasphorus hummingbird, photos look most likely an adult female
Rufous

1 Peregrine Falcon

1 House Wren

1 Gray Catbird

1 Blue-headed Vireo

7 Purple Finch

199 Pine Siskins

 

Misses (not many):

American Pipit

Barred Owl

 

I want to thank everyone who helped on this very successful count!

 

 

Kevin Calhoon

Chattanooga CBC compilier

 

Assistant Curator of Forests

Tennessee Aquarium

423-785-4070

 

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