[TN-Bird] Sora - Discovery Center, Murfreesboro

From: "Scott Somershoe" <Scott.Somershoe@xxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:41:54 -0500
I finally found the Sora at the Discovery Center in Murfreesboro this morning, 
thanks to a lead from Chloe Walker on where exactly it had been seen.  I 
clearly just walked right by it on a couple previous visits.

Anyway, I immediately found the bird early this morning.  It foraged 
continuously only 1 - 12 feet away from me for over 2 hrs.  I had to run back 
to the truck a couple times to get out of heavy down pours and lightning, but 
the sun eventually came out and the bird continued foraging in the same area.  
It was quite cooperative for photos and was not bothered by me standing on the 
boardwalk next to it.

I posted a bunch of photos here for anyone interested:
http://www.pbase.com/shoeman/sora_22_apr_11

I also had a couple of the local yellow-crowned night-herons and a male scarlet 
tanager.  A Hermit Thrush sang a couple times.  A northern waterthrush 
continued in the area as well.

Great birding!
Scott Somershoe

State Ornithologist
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
P.O. Box 40747
Nashville, TN 37204
615-781-6653 (o)
615-781-6654 (fax)

www.tnwatchablewildlife.org
www.pbase.com/shoeman
=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================

The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with
first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation.
You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds
you report were seen.  The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should
appear in the first paragraph.
_____________________________________________________________
      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.
______________________________________________________________
  TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society 
       Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s)
        endorse the views or opinions expressed
        by the members of this discussion group.
 
         Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN
                 wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                ------------------------------
                Assistant Moderator Andy Jones
                         Cleveland, OH
                -------------------------------
               Assistant Moderator Dave Worley
                          Rosedale, VA
               --------------------------------
               Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan
                        Clarksville, TN
__________________________________________________________
         
          Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society
              web site at http://www.tnbirds.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

                          ARCHIVES
 TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/

                       MAP RESOURCES
Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif
Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com

_____________________________________________________________
[TN-Bird] Sora - Discovery Center, Murfreesboro

Other related posts:
