[TN-Bird] Southeast Tennessee Birding

  • From: "Charles Murray" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "dro_1945@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
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  • Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 22:21:12 +0000 (UTC)

I birded in Hamilton, Meigs, and Bradley counties onThursday, June 9. Then on
June 10, I birded portions of Hamilton County andRhea County. Highlights
follow:June 9: (37species)·        Bobwhite quail – 3 heard from the gazebo
atHiwassee Wildlife Refuge in Meigs Co.·        American kestrel – 3 seen on
Tasso Lane inBradley Co. west of the airport·        Blue grosbeak – on Tasso
Lane in Bradley Co.west of the airport·        Yellow-billed cuckoo – one heard
at home inBirchwood (Hamilton Co.) and 1 at the Cherokee Removal Memorial Park
inBirchwood (Meigs Co.)·        Summer tanager – at home in Birchwood·        
Yellow-breasted chat – several heard from BlytheFerry Lane (Meigs Co.) on the
HWR near the CRMP June 10: (35species)·        Great egret – Yuchi Refuge (Rhea
Co.)·        Prothonotary warbler – 1 seen and at least 2others heard at Yuchi
Refuge·        Prairie warbler – at least 2 heard at YuchiRefuge·        
Yellow-breasted chat – 3 seen and several heardat Yuchi Refuge·        Cooper’s
hawk – near Highway 302 at BreedentonFerry Rd. (Rhea Co.)·        Summer
tanager – at home in BirchwoodI sawdickcissels on Tasso Lane near the airport
several times last spring andsummer, but I haven’t found one in 3 trips this
year. I cannot seem to masterthe common yellowthroat song and probably missed
them at Yuchi Refuge June 10.I’ve seen them there on previous trips this
spring. CharlesMurrayBirchwood,TN

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