[TN-Bird] report on Herndon Chapter Washington Co. fieldtrip
- From: Dnldhlt@xxxxxxx
- To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 16:58:06 EDT
Saturday, May 10, 2003
Lee & Lois Herndon Chapter TOS
Report on Fieldtrip to
Western Washington Co., TN
Eight people enjoyed birding in Washington Co. from 8am to 12 noon Saturday,
tallying 54 spp. Participants were Don Holt, Rick Knight, Larry McDaniel,
Charles Moore, Dexter & Linda Newman, Mike Poe, and Patsy Reading. Weather
was warm (60's to 80's), humid, partly cloudy to mostly sunny, with calm to
light breezes. Target species found included Red-headed Woodpecker near
Bowmantown Ruritan Club, shorebirds (Least and Spotted Sandpipers) at
Westview Pond, Dickcissel at the junction of Old State Rt. 34 and Taylor Mill
Rd., and Bobolink near Jackson Farm on the Nolichucky River. Other species
greatly enjoyed by the group included a large flock of Cliff Swallows and a
Yellow-breasted Chat at Jackson Bridge, Baltimore Orioles and nesting Tree
Swallows at Bowmantown, and Blue Grosbeaks and Grasshopper Sparrows at the
Taylor Mill Rd junction. The full list follows:
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Canada Goose
Mallard
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Kildeer
Least Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Phoebe
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
American Crow
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Eastern Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Red-eyed Vireo
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Indigo Bunting
Northern Cardinal
Dickcissel
Blue Grosbeak
Field Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Bobolink
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Eastern Meadowlark
Baltimore Oriole
Orchard Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
submitted by Don Holt
Johnson City, TN
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