[TN-Bird] TOS Kentycky Lake weekend
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- Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:46:16 EST
Feb. 8, 9 & 10, 2008
Tennessee Ornithological Society winter meeting
Benton & Henry Co.s TN
Twenty-nine birders including 3 Kentucky folks and one member from Florida
participated in the TOS weekend on Kentucky Lake. Paris Landing State Park,
Pace Point and Briton Ford areas were covered. Saturday weather was about
ideal for February with sunny skies and light winds. Few rarities were found
but
clear air and good light meant that good looks were had most of the species
seen. One highlight was a long, "30 minute glimpse" of distant soaring Golden
Eagle. Good looks at Barred Owl, Bald Eagle; Pintail, Redhead & Ring-necked
ducks; Snow, Ross' & Greater White-fronted geese; good rafts of Canvasbacks
and innumerable Am. Coots. Loon numbers were noticeably low, with only Common
Loon seen.
Many thanks to Mike Todd for leading and acting as local guide. He may post
additional details for the weekend.
Sunday the winds picked up and made some areas tuff to bird. On Sunday
afternoon my group found a 1st yr. male White-winged Scoter at Eva Beach
recreation area, Nathan Bedford Forest State park. My count was 85 species on
Saturday
with 8 more added on Sunday. Ninety-three species, not a bad total for a TN
winter outing.
Richard Connors
Nashville
List follows:
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER 1
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Wild Turkey
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
GOLDEN EAGLE 1
American Kestrel
PEREGRINE FALCON 1
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL 1
Forster's Tern
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Barred Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
LOGERHEAD SHRIKE 1
Blue Jay
American Crow
Horned Lark
TREE SWALLOW 2
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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