To the list, you can add Swamp Sparrow at both Radnor Lake (along the road in a wet area across the road from the main lake where we also watched a Broad-winged Hawk catch and eat a frog) and Shelby Bottoms (same big field with the Sedge Wrens and Lincoln's Sparrow where we turned around). Both were seen well by most of the Knoxville crew. Dean Edwards Knoxville, TN On Sun, 7 May 2006, Jon Mann wrote: > The 2006 TOS Spring Meeting concluded today with a > total of 126 species (+ one hybrid) seen during the 6 > field trips or at Ellington Agricultural Center. > > Many thanks to the field trip leaders/co-leaders: > Kevin Bowden (Beaman Park, Sat/Sun); Phillip Casteel > (Shelby, Sun); Richard Conners (Radnor, Sun); Frank > Fekel (Radnor, Sat, Shelby, Sun); Rob Lane (Natchez > Trace, Sat); and Jan Shaw (Radnor, Sat). > > 30 Warbler species were tallied, plus the hybrid > Brewster's Warbler. All vireos, Sedge Wren, all > expected thrushes, thousands of Cedar Waxwings, both > tanagers, Lincoln's Sparrow, Blue and Rose-breasted > Grosbeaks and both orioles were among the highlights > of the weekend. > > All locations are in Davidson County, except as noted > on the Natchez Trace (Davidson, Williamson, Maury and > Hickman Counties). > > Species seen: > Canada Goose > Wood Duck > Mallard > Wild Turkey (Natchez Trace, multiple locations) > Northern Bobwhite(Natchez Trace) > Pied-billed Grebe > Double-crested Cormorant > Great Blue Heron > Great Egret - 2, Shelby Bottoms > Green Heron > Black-crowned Night-heron (Shebly Bottoms) > Black Vulture > Turkey Vulture > Bald Eagle (Pair on nest, with two eaglets, northwest > Davidson County) > Sharp-shinned Hawk > Cooper's Hawk > Broad-winged Hawk > Red-tailed Hawk > American Kestrel > American Coot > Killdeer > Spotted Sandpiper (Radnor, Shelby) > Rock Pigeon > Mourning Dove > Yellow-billed Cuckoo (multiple at Beaman, Burn's > Branch - Natchez Trace, Williamson County) > Great Horned Owl > Barred Owl > Chimney Swift > Ruby-throated Hummingbird > Belted Kingfisher > Red-bellied Woodpecker > Downy Woodpecker > Hairy Woodpecker > Northern Flicker > Pileated Woodpecker > Eastern Wood-pewee > Acadian Flycatcher > Least Flycatcher (Shelby Bottoms, Phase II) > Eastern Phoebe > Great-crested Flycatcher > Eastern Kingbird > White-eyed Vireo > Yellow-throated Vireo > Blue-headed Vireo (Radnor) > Warbling Vireo (Shelby) > Philadelphia Vireo (Radnor) > Red-eyed Vireo > Blue Jay > American Crow > Purple Martin > Tree Swallow > Northern Rough-winged Swallow > Bank Swallow (Shelby) > Cliff Swallow > Barn Swallow > Carolina Chickadee > Tufted Titmouse > White-breasted Nuthatch > Carolina Wren > House Wren > Sedge Wren (Shelby Bottoms, Phase II) > Ruby-crowned Kinglet > Blue-gray Gnatcatcher > Eastern Bluebird > Veery (Radnor, Beaman) > Grey-cheeked Thrush (Radnor) > Swainson's Thrush (everywhere - dozens at Beaman, > Radnor, along Trace) > Wood Thrush > American Robin > Gray Catbird > Northern Mockingbird > Brown Thrasher > European Starling > Cedar Waxwing (thousands at Shelby Bottoms) > > Blue-winged Warbler (10+ along Trace, multiple stops > in all counties) > Tennessee Warbler (20+ each Beaman, Radnor, Natchez > Trace) > Nashville Warbler (all) > Northern Parula (all) > Yellow Warbler (Shelby) > Chestnut-sided Warbler (Radnor, Beaman) > Magnolia Warbler (all) > Cape May Warbler (all including Radnor Parking Lot) > Yellow-rumped Warbler > Black-throated Green Warbler > Blackburnian Warbler (Radnor, Beaman, Natchez > Trace-Birdsong Hollow, Williamson Cnty) > Yellow-throated Warbler (Beaman, Burns Branch) > Pine Warbler (along Trace, Maury County) > Prairie Warbler (Shelby, Trace Williamson & Maury > Cnty) > Palm Warbler (Radnor, Trace) > Bay-breasted Warbler (all) > Blackpoll Warbler (Beaman, Natchez Trace - Birdsong > Hollow) > Black-and-White Warbler > American Redstart > Prothonotary Warbler (Radnor) > Worm-eating Warbler (Beaman - many, including upper > parking lot, Trace - Burn's Branch) > Ovenbird (Radnor, Beaman) > Northern Waterthrush (Shelby) > Louisiana Waterthrush (all) > Kentucky Warbler (Radnor, Beaman, Trace) > Mourning Warbler (Radnor, Shelby) > Common Yellowthroat (Trace - 30+, Shelby) > Hooded Warbler > Canada Warbler (Radnor) > Yellow-breasted Chat > > Summer Tanager > Scarlet Tanager > Eastern Towhee > Chipping Sparrow > Field Sparrow > Lincoln's Sparrow (Radnor, Shelby) > White-throated Sparrow > Northern Cardinal > Rose-breasted Grosbeak > Blue Grosbeak (Trace - Burns Branch) > Indigo Bunting > Red-winged Blackbird > Eastern Meadowlark > Common Grackle > Brown-headed Cowbird > Orchard Oriole > Baltimore Oriole > House Finch > American Goldfinch > House Sparrow > > Jon Mann > Nashville, TN > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? 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