January 29, 2014 Dickson County TN Yesterday on a repeat hike at Montgomery Bell PS, it appears the Fox Sparrow flock is still present along lake trail at Lake Woodhaven (saw ~ 10). This is an informal fisherman's trail between the boat ramp and the picnic area. One draw here is water, a trickle of seeps flowing into the lake, in an otherwise frozen landscape. Other additions not seen 2 weeks ago include Purple Finch, one female, and 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers. Richard Connors Nashville On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Starr Klein <starr.klein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Great photo! > > -----Original Message----- > From: tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of richard connors > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 11:28 AM > To: tn bird > Subject: [TN-Bird] flocks of Fox Sparrows, Dickson Co. > > 15 January, 2014 Dickson County TN > > On an afternoon hike at Montgomery Bell SP I came across a couple of flocks > of foraging Fox Sparrows. I first saw a couple fly up from a small stream, > where they had been bathing and drinking. As they settled down I eventually > counted 10 scratching in the leaf litter; this is in oak woods next to Lake > Woodhaven and quite a ways from any field or briar patch. A little farther > down the lake trail I came upon another flock of aprox. 14 birds. This TOTAL > of 24 is the most Fox Sparrows I have ever seen in one area. I suppose the > winter weather is moving them around; there was no snow on the ground but a > few flakes were flying. > > Other birds of interest: several Winter Wrens, a Barred Owl, and an immature > Bald Eagle. I didn't get any good sparrow photos but one of the owl is > attached. > > View complete checklist online at > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16390457 > > Richard Connors > Nashville
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