Shelby Co., TN Spring Migration Count, 11 May 2002 International Migratory Bird Day TOTAL: 138 species (same # as last year) 22 observers (Memphis TOS) Species and numbers of note: * Indicates new high count for Shelby Co. spring Int'l Migratory Bird Day, done here each year since 1992 Snowy Egret - 12 * Mississippi Kite - 26 Black-necked Stilt - 37 Forster's Tern - 2 EUR. COLLARED-DOVE - 6 * Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 58 (!) * Chuck-will's-w. - 8 * Whip-poor-will - 3 * Red-headed Woodpecker - 23 Flycatchers: Pewee 76, Acadian 98 *, Least 2, Phoebe 3, Crested 54, E. Kingbird 34, and SCISSOR-TAILED 1 Swallows: all species and largest-ever #'s; Martin 90, Tree 10, Rough-wing 130, Bank 40, Cliff 41, Barn 428 (all *) Blue Jay - 41, low (WNV?) Fish Crow - 13 Titmouse - 113 * White-b Nuthatch - 27 * Carolina Wren - 140 * Gnatcatcher - 118 * Gray-cheeked Thrush - 5 L Shrike - 9 Warbling Vireo - 12 * Philadelphia Vireo - 1 Warblers: 26 species, including TN 105, Parula 64 *, Magnolia 19 *, Pine 8, Cerulean 27 *, Redstart 60, Prothonotary 26, Worm-eating 4, Swainson's 6, Hooded 14*, Canada 1 Tanagers: Summer 57, Scarlet 10 Indigo Bunting - 307 Dickcissel - 149 Vesper Sparrow - 1 Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 Bobolink - 65 Pine Siskin - 4 (new for county IMBD) Rob Peeples, Compiler Germantown, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================