It was a chilly morning riding around in golf carts at The Honors Course in
Ooltewah but the birding was really good. Below is a list of the birds seen
and/or heard. Some highlights included seeing all 7 woodpecker species, both
Kinglets, 2 adult Bald Eagles taking fish to the nest, a Wilson's Snipe that
seems to have spent the winter here, seven sparrow species, 10 Meadowlarks and
many Yellow-rumped Warblers (I think some had just migrated in).
Birders included: Clyde Blum, Kent Pennington, Gary Brunvoll, Cathy Lockwitz,
Fletcher Sims, David & Pat Goldsmith and David Stone.
David Stone
The Honors Course
Ooltewah, Tn
Hamilton County
Canada Goose
Blue-winged Teal
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck (6 females)
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Pectoral Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Piliated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Cedar Waxwing
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
House Finch
American Gold Finch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Eastern Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
