[TN-Bird] Sharps Ridge; KTOS field trips announcement

From: David Trently <dtrently@xxxxxxx>
To: TN-Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:58:27 -0400
east Tennessee; Knox County; Knoxville

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Here's a field trip announcement from the Knoxville Chapter of the Tennessee 
Ornithological Society:

It's time for the warblers to be on the Ridge. Anyone who would like to join a 
group of like-minded birders each Thursday morning, starting this Thursday the 
13th of April at 8:00 am are welcome. We will walk along the paved road 
starting at the rangers house. All nature lovers are welcome to join in. If 
you are a beginning birder there will be lots of folks present to help 
identify the birds by sight and song. Please come and enjoy the spring 
migration with us. I will be there each Thursday morning, the 13th, 20th, 
27th, and the 4th of May, starting at 8:00 am sharp.
Leader: Tony Headrick
Any info regarding directions to Sharp's Ridge in Knoxville, Tn.,call me at 
865-621-9836; or see the TOS website at www.tnbirds.org

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In preparation for this trip, I went up on the ridge this morning to get an 
idea of how migration is going here in Knoxville. It was slow early, but 
eventually a couple of flocks of mixed migrants came by, offering excellent 
looks (since trees are not too heavily leafed out yet).
A group of students from the University of Tennessee was also up there, and I 
included what I heard they saw.

In addition to the regular Thursday morning KTOS trips, anyone is encouraged 
to go on up to Sharps Ridge Memorial Park and morning of the week, as there 
are almost always a few birders up there.
Here's today's list:

Great Blue Heron (flyover)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Blue-winged Warbler 2 or 3
Northern Parula 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler most common warbler, not many singing
Black-throated Green Warbler 3+
Black-and-white Warbler 5+
American Redstart 1
Hooded Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch

Number of Species: 38

David Trently,
Knoxville, TN

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