[TN-Bird] random Blount sightings

From: Charlie <cmmbirds@xxxxxxxxx>
To: TN-Bird <TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 06:50:40 -0800 (PST)
Hi folks,

I haven't gotten out much, but have seen some interesting birds here
and there, including:

Common Goldeneye - thanks to Warren Bielenberg's email.  On the
Sewage lagoons at Cades Cove, in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
 A bird most of us missed in Blount last year.

Common Ravens - 2, again, flying over US 321 out in Walland, doing
morning road(kill) patrol.

Eastern Meadowlark - several times in the last week I've seen dozens
of them.  Must be migrating throuh.  Cades Cove near John Oliver
house had at least 45 yesterday (Saturday).  The remnants of the
"sparrow field" by the Townsend Post Office has had anywhere from 6
to 50 at different times recently.  The field between Heritage Middle
and High schools had about 25 on Friday afternoon.  They are just
everywhere, and singing up a storm.

Horned Lark - the pair at Heritage schools, the only 2 I have seen in
the county in a while, were there Friday afternoon.

Sharp-shinned Hawk - didn't see any since early November, and all of
a sudden in the last 3 days I've seen 2 for sure, and likely 3rd.

White-crowned Sparrow - still a "tan" bird at our feeders.

Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackles - increased exponentially
all around the county in the last week, including a handful of each
at our feeders.

American Goldfinch - still HORDES of them around.  We fed nearly as
much thistle as sunflower seed this week.  No siskins at the house in
a week, now.

Purple Finches - after a peak during the 2 snows, we are back to our
typical 6-8 birds.

Canada Geese - been seeing and/or hearing flocks headed north over
our house for about 10 days.  Been seeing individuals or pairs
showing up at places they haven't been until now, this winter.

Spring is a comin'

Charlie





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Charlie Muise, Naturalist near
Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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