[TN-Bird] Thurs. evening, Harpeth River Greenway, Davidson Co. TN

From: "fekel" <fekel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:35:08 -0500
Harpeth River Greenway/Morton Mill Road Lake
Davidson Co.
Bellevue, TN
2009 Sept. 3

Thursday evening my wife Bonnie and I went for a walk at
the Harpeth River Greenway on the SW side of Nashville.
It was as if the rains of the early morning had washed
away all the birds and brought out all the bugs.  The
large group of MALLARDs and KILLDEER of previous
evenings were nowhere to be seen.  Eventually we spotted
a female SCARLET TANAGER and a male BLUE GROSBEAK. Then a
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT circled the small lake several
times before opting to sit on a tree snag instead of on
the water. In following the cormorant in flight, several
COMMON NIGHTHAWKs flew  through my binocular field of
view.  Suddenly I realized that there was a major kettle
heading north.  In all I estimated 150+ birds, an
enjoyable sight. Unfortunately, they were flying too high
to scoop up all the bugs that seemed to find us so
attractive.

Frank Fekel
Nashville, TN
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