[TN-Bird] birds at Kingston Steam Plant in Roane County
- From: "Allan Trently" <ajtcorax@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:13:42 -0400
I birded TVA's Kingston Steam (Fossil) Plant in Roane County, TN today (July
27, 2006) from 5:20 pm to 7:30 pm. Eleven species of shorebird were
observed. The following is a list of birds heard and/or seen:
1. Great Egret- 2
2. Snowy Egret- 2
3. Great Blue Heron- 1
4. Little Blue Heron- 1 immature
5. Wood Duck- 6
6. Mallard- at least 21
7. Canada Goose- at least 50
8. Osprey- 2
9. Turkey Vulture- 3
10. American Coot- 1
11. Killdeer- at least 53 (probably many more)
12. Semipalmated Plover- 2
13. Long-billed Dowitcher- 5
14. Sanderling- 2
15. Least Sandpiper- 19
16. Pectoral Sandpiper- 87
17. Semipalmated Sandpiper- 9
18. Solitary Sandpiper- 1
19. Spotted Sandpiper- 1
20. Western Sandpiper- 2 (identified primarily by the long slightly
drooping
bill)
21. Lesser Yellowlegs- 5
22. Mourning Dove- at least 15
23. Eastern Kingbird- 2
24. Eastern Bluebird- 2
25. Northern Mockingbird- 1
26. Common Yellowthroat- 3
27. Indigo Bunting- 2
28. Northern Cardinal- 1
29. Blue Grosbeak- 2
30. Song Sparrow- 8
31. Eastern Towhee-1
32. Red-winged Blackbird- at least 68
33. Eastern Meadowlark- 2
34. American Goldfinch- 3
Allan Trently
Norris, TN
ajtcorax@xxxxxxxxxxx
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