[TN-Bird] Results of Hiwassee CBC 1/1/09

From: "Kevin A. Calhoon" <kac@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <znaturalist@xxxxxxxxx>, "sharp_h" <sharp_h@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:30:44 -0500
Sixteen observers tallied 92 species on the Hiwassee CBC held on January
1, 2009.  This number is a little below average.  Highlights included:
 

1 Cackling Goose - Seen by Clyde Blum and his party in the area of
Hiwassee Island.  Second record for the count

26 Bald Eagles - an above average total

10073 Sandhill Cranes - There were more cranes present than the last
couple of years.

3 Least Sandpipers

1 Dunlin

6 Purple Finches

24 Pine Siskins

 

Lowlights:

Not many ducks around

Only 62 Black Ducks, a very low total.

No Great Horned Owl

Only 2 Chipping Sparrows

No Rusty Blackbirds

No Brown-headed Cowbirds

 

 

Thanks again to all of the participants of this count who did an
excellent job as always!!

 

 

Kevin Calhoon

Assistant Curator of Forests

Tennessee Aquarium

423-785-4070

 


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