5-6 May 2007 Shady Valley, Johnson Co., TN ( Backbone Rock south to Quarry & Orchard Bogs ) Field trip report during the TOS Spring Meeting ----------------------------------- Sat = Saturday, 5 May Sun = Sunday, 6 May both = both days ----------------------------------- Canada Goose - both Wood Duck - both Mallard - both Blue-wg. Teal - Sun Great Blue Heron - both Black Vulture - Sun Turkey Vulture - both Red-tailed Hawk - Sun Virginia Rail - Sat Sora - Sat Killdeer - both Solitary Sandpiper - both Least Sandpiper - both Wilson's Snipe - Sat Rock Pigeon - both Mourning Dove - both Chimney Swift - both Ruby-thr. Hummingbird - both Belted Kingfisher - Sun Pileated Woodpecker - both E. Phoebe - both Blue-hd. Vireo - both Red-eyed Vireo - both Blue Jay - both Am. Crow - both Tree Swallow - both N. Rough-wg. Swallow - both Barn Swallow - both Carolina Chickadee - both Tufted Titmouse - both White-br. Nuthatch - Sun Carolina Wren - both House Wren - both Golden-cr. Kinglet - Sat Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - both E. Bluebird - both Wood Thrush - both Am. Robin - both Gray Catbird - both N. Mockingbird - Sun Brown Thrasher - Sun Eur. Starling - both N. Parula - both Black-thr. Blue Warbler - both (5-10+) Yellow-rumped Warbler - Sat Black-thr. Green Warbler - both Pine Warbler - Sun Black-&- white Warbler - both Swainson's Warbler - Sun (2) ( scope views of one, courtesy of Ron Hoff , Wow !!) Louisiana Waterthrush - both Com. Yellowthroat - both Hooded Warbler - both Canada Warbler - both Scarlet Tanager - both E. Towhee - both Chipping Sparrow - Sun Savannah Sparrow - both Song Sparrow - both Dark-eyed Junco - Sun N. Cardinal - both Rose-br. Grosbeak - Sun Indigo Bunting - both Bobolink - Sun (1) Red-wg. Blackbird - both E. Meadowlark - both Com. Grackle - both Brown-hd. Cowbird - both Orchard Oriole - Sun Am. Goldfinch - both House Sparrow - both ----------------------------------- 69 species over the 2 days Thanks to all who participated. Lots of good eyes & ears always help find more birds for all to enjoy. Rick Knight (leader) Johnson City, TN =================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 __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________