[TN-Bird] TOS Shady Valley Foray - preliminary results
- From: "Richard Knight" <rknight8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "tn-bird" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:20:34 -0400
The 2011 TOS Shady Valley Foray was held this past weekend, 10-12 June.
It was 50 years ago that Ken Dubke organized the first Shady Valley Foray.
This year's event was planned by Wallace Coffey, with assistance from Roy
Knispel & myself. It was sponsored by the Bristol & Herndon chapters of
TOS, with cooperation of The Nature Conservancy (owners of 700 acres in
the valley).
Shady Valley is a high elevation valley (2800 ft.) ringed by mountains of
3400 to 4200 ft. elevation on three sides, drained by Beaverdam Creek through
a deep shady gorge on the remaining side. Shady Valley is in Johnson Co.,
the northeastern-most county in Tenn.
On the Foray, 23 observers covered the main valley floor, the gorge, and
surrounding mountains (via the Appalachian Trail & Iron Mtn. Trail).
94 species were found.
Highlights include:
Ruffed Grouse, Willow & Least Flycatchers, Com. Raven, Red-br. Nuthatch,
Winter Wren, Veery, 16 species of warblers - - including Black-thr. Blue,
Blackburnian, Swainson's, & Canada - - , plus Vesper, Savannah, &
Grasshopper Sparrows, and Rose-breasted & Blue Grosbeaks.
Participants: Jim Anderson, Rob Biller, Kevin Bowden, Kathleen Britts,
Ruth & Mary Clark, Wallace & Carolyn Coffey, Jennifer Connors, Ken Dubke,
Glen Eller, Sylvia Fraust, Betty Hamilton, Tom Hunter, Nata Jackson,
Rick Knight, Roy Knispel, Brookie & Jean Potter, Mike Sanders,
Michele Sparks, Michele von Bergen, & Melinda Welton.
Thanks to all for a great foray. A full report will be prepared for The
Migrant.
#################
Rick Knight
Johnson City, TN
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