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16 May Re: Common Gallinule - Hamilton Co - continues [] 16 May Re: NTOS Radnor Lake Walk Results [Ed Schneider ] 16 May Common Gallinule - Hamilton Co - continues [tim jeffers ] 16 May NTOS Radnor Lake Walk Results [Kevin Bowden ] 16 May possible Little Stint [Chris Sloan ] 16 May Rivergate Mall ["Brust, Valerie" ] 16 May Oregon Trip Photos [tim jeffers ] 16 May NTOS program Thursday May 17 [] 16 May Bizarre Warbler, Lewis County [Bill Pulliam ] 16 May Current weather outlook for TOS / VSO Meeting vicinity. ["Wallace Coffey" ] 15 May Re: evening grosbeak? ["Jud Johnston" ] 15 May Recent observations (Bledsoe, Cumberland, Greene, Van Buren Co., TN) [Alice Loftin / Don Miller ] 16 May Meeman-Shelby Forest birds, 15 May 2012 [Scott Somershoe ] 15 May Tennessee NWR, Duck River Unit ["wodu1440 tds.net" ] 15 May Re: Identification Help Needed, Please ["kristybaker AT comcast.net"] 15 May Identification Help Need, Please [] 15 May Black-billed Cuckoo at Radnor Lake, Davidson Co. [] 15 May probable nesting Peregrines ["Richard Knight" ] 15 May Olive-sided Flycatcher - Knox [KD Edwards ] 15 May Tennessee weekend notes [Terry Witt ] 15 May Mourning Warbler, Rutherford County [Terry Witt ] 15 May Murfree Spring Wetlands - Blackpolls in abundance [Daniel Estabrooks ] 14 May Eagle Bend hatchery - DUNLIN ["Ron Hoff" ] 14 May CRANE WOMAN's ART COMING TO TOS/VSO Meeting ["Wallace Coffey" ] 14 May Bittern [] 14 May Dunlin-Eagle Bend ["Ron Hoff" ] 14 May Common Gallinule [] 14 May Warblers ar Discovery Center/Murfee Springs [] 14 May yard full of warblers [Chris Sloan ] 14 May Northern Flicker behavior [] 13 May Common Gallinule - Hamilton Co [tim jeffers ] 13 May Warblers in Pittman Center [] 13 May clarification on evening grosbeaks ["Reese, Carol" ] 13 May Snow Bunting Peninsula, Old Hickory Lake [Phillip Casteel ] 13 May Re: evening grosbeaks.. [Kevin Breault ] 12 May Rainy Day Report [] 12 May Sharp's Ridge - Sat, 5/12 ["Shane H. Williams" ] 12 May Re: [Bristol-Birds] Blue-winged Warbler at Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area [Alice Loftin / Don Miller ] 12 May Bledsoe County Scissortailed Flyctcher [] 12 May hummingbird numbers ["Reese, Carol" ] 12 May evening grosbeaks.. ["Reese, Carol" ] 12 May Fwd: [Bristol-Birds] 2 Common Gallinules! [Susan Hubley ] 12 May More NMC birds for Hamilton, Co. ["Kevin A. Calhoon" ] 12 May Shelby Co. Action ["olcoot1 AT aol.com" ] 12 May Re: boids [Shawna Ellis ] 12 May boids [Jesse ] 12 May Lonesome Turkey Hen on Briley Parkway [Beverly Threadgill ] 12 May Clarksville Connecticut [Steve Routledge ] 12 May Re: Connecticut / Radnor L. [Bill Pulliam ] 12 May Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park 5/12/12 [Cara Alexander ] 12 May Connecticut / Radnor L. [Chris Sloan ] 12 May Connecticut, Mourning, and Wilson's Warblers at Cravens House ["Kevin A. Calhoon" ] 12 May Sightings report 5-12-2012,TVA ponds Memphis Shelby Cty, Common Moorhen [John Walko ] 12 May Scissor Tailed Flycatchers - Real Time ["kristybaker AT comcast.net"] 11 May Fwd: Mississippi Kite eruption at Agricenter/Shelby Farms [] 11 May Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher [] 11 May Snow Goose at Kingsport [Rick Phillips ] 11 May Horned Grebe Hamilton County [l wood ] 11 May Shady Valley - - Semi. Plover, etc ["Richard Knight" ] 11 May Murfree Springs and Lytle Creek Rd/Couch Rd [] 11 May Eagle Bend and Norris [Carolyn snow ] 11 May Wrongway Feldman - Knox [] 10 May deadline approaching TOS/VSO Joint State Meeting in Northeast Tennessee ["Wallace Coffey" ] 10 May Re: [Bristol-Birds] Blue-winged Warbler at Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area [Rick Phillips ] 10 May Re: [Bristol-Birds] Blue-winged Warbler at Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area [James Neves ] 10 May Blue-winged Warbler at Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area [Rick Phillips ] 10 May Two days, two night herons [Marty ] 10 May Pine Warbler Hanging Out - Williamson County ["Boyd Williams" ] 10 May Peep Show ! [Tony King ] 10 May Re: evening grosbeak? [Chris Sloan ] 10 May Re: evening grosbeak? [Kevin Breault ] 10 May evening grosbeak? ["Reese, Carol" ] 10 May Murfree Spring Wetlands - a few warblers, breeding collared-doves? [Daniel Estabrooks ] 10 May Scissor Tailed Flycatcher - Late Post ["kristybaker AT comcast.net"] 10 May Re: Blackpolls - no shortage in NW TN [Bill Pulliam ] 10 May Blackpolls - no shortage in NW TN [Mark Greene ] Subject: Re: Common Gallinule - Hamilton Co - continues From: TenacBirder AT comcast.net Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 18:19:02 +0000 (UTC) Also seen on 5/16/12 from ~ 10:30 until 11:45 were three nestling Green Herons and one parent at the Camp Jordan Pond. Jimmy & Cynthia Wilkerson Hixson, Hamilton Co., TN ----- Original Message ----- From: tim jeffers To: tn-bird AT freelists.org Sent: Wed, 16 May 2012 17:29:54 -0000 (UTC) Subject: [TN-Bird] Common Gallinule - Hamilton Co - continues 5/16/12 - East Ridge, Camp Jordan Pond The Common Gallinule first reported 5/12/12 (I think) continues to be seen last night and this morning (8:00 am). Tim Jeffers Subject: Re: NTOS Radnor Lake Walk Results From: Ed Schneider <ed.schneider AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 12:45:40 -0500 Good to see you all, if only in passing this morning. To add to the list, we had a very vocal CANADA WARBLER on our way back down the road towardthe parking lot near the creek. Also of note, we watched a pair of ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS in a possible mating dance for several minutes. They wouldfly upwards from a low perch "beak-to-beak" in a slow, deliberate ascension, only to separate briefly and pair back up next to each other on another perch.Repeat, etc, etc... This location is within a 25 yard radius of the nest that hangs over the road, just before the first "gravel" section as one walks up the hill towards the lake,from the West (Visitor Center) parking lot. The tree hangs over the road from the right (west) side as you walk up the hill... it's a fun challenge to find, evenwhen I know where it is!!! Photo attached. Any thoughts about these types of displays being mating or territory related? Also, walking along the road on the SW side of the Lake just before the first "landslide", we heard (what seemed like) several BLACKPOLL WARBLERS (could have been the same bird, sallying high above us and traveling in the same direction). Looking forward to seeing friends and meeting new ones this weekend, Ed SchneiderDavidson Co. Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 12:17:15 -0500 Subject: [TN-Bird] NTOS Radnor Lake Walk Results From: bnabirder AT gmail.com To: tn-bird AT freelists.org Radnor Lake State Natural AreaNashville-Davidson Co. TN16 May 2012 The last of this year's Spring 2012 walks at Radnor Lake sponsored by the Nashville Chapter of TOS took place in brilliant sunshine and seasonably warm temperatures. While the birding was a bit slow, we did get good looks at a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER in the parking lot before we got underway and we got a fine look at a MAGNOLIA WARBLER. A male SUMMER TANAGER stayed low to the ground lake side so that we all got a good view. But no doubt the highlight, perhaps a bit gruesome, was watching a BARRED OWL swoop down to catch a large frog and carry it off to an exposed branch where the bird gave us quite a frog anatomy lesson as it pulled its prey apart. Thanks to all who participated this spring and a special thank you Susan Hollyday, who always keeps an accurate checklist for the group, and to Scott Block who filled in on three occasions to keep the group on track and who forwards the results to the Radnor Lake staff each week. Here's a recap of today's walk: 43 species Canada Goose 12 Wood Duck 17 Mallard 3 Wild Turkey 2 Mourning Dove 1 Barred Owl 1 Chimney Swift 5 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Acadian Flycatcher 2 Eastern Phoebe 2 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 White-eyed Vireo 3 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Philadelphia Vireo 2 Red-eyed Vireo 5 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 2 Barn Swallow 2 Carolina Chickadee 7 Tufted Titmouse 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Carolina Wren 7 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3 Swainson's Thrush 3 Wood Thrush 3 American Robin 1 Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Tennessee Warbler 1 Northern Parula 1 Magnolia Warbler 1 Blackburnian Warbler 2 Field Sparrow 1 Summer Tanager 5 Northern Cardinal 15 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Indigo Bunting 2 Common Grackle 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 American Goldfinch 4 Kevin Bowden Nashville, TN Subject: Common Gallinule - Hamilton Co - continues From: tim jeffers <tim.a.jeffers AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 13:29:54 -0400 5/16/12 - East Ridge, Camp Jordan Pond The Common Gallinule first reported 5/12/12 (I think) continues to be seen last night and this morning (8:00 am). Tim Jeffers Subject: NTOS Radnor Lake Walk Results From: Kevin Bowden <bnabirder AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 12:17:15 -0500 Radnor Lake State Natural Area Nashville-Davidson Co. TN 16 May 2012 The last of this year's Spring 2012 walks at Radnor Lake sponsored by the Nashville Chapter of TOS took place in brilliant sunshine and seasonably warm temperatures. While the birding was a bit slow, we did get good looks at a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER in the parking lot before we got underway and we got a fine look at a MAGNOLIA WARBLER. A male SUMMER TANAGER stayed low to the ground lake side so that we all got a good view. But no doubt the highlight, perhaps a bit gruesome, was watching a BARRED OWL swoop down to catch a large frog and carry it off to an exposed branch where the bird gave us quite a frog anatomy lesson as it pulled its prey apart. Thanks to all who participated this spring and a special thank you Susan Hollyday, who always keeps an accurate checklist for the group, and to Scott Block who filled in on three occasions to keep the group on track and who forwards the results to the Radnor Lake staff each week. Here's a recap of today's walk: 43 species Canada Goose 12 Wood Duck 17 Mallard 3 Wild Turkey 2 Mourning Dove 1 Barred Owl 1 Chimney Swift 5 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Acadian Flycatcher 2 Eastern Phoebe 2 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 White-eyed Vireo 3 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Philadelphia Vireo 2 Red-eyed Vireo 5 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 2 Barn Swallow 2 Carolina Chickadee 7 Tufted Titmouse 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Carolina Wren 7 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3 Swainson's Thrush 3 Wood Thrush 3 American Robin 1 Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Tennessee Warbler 1 Northern Parula 1 Magnolia Warbler 1 Blackburnian Warbler 2 Field Sparrow 1 Summer Tanager 5 Northern Cardinal 15 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Indigo Bunting 2 Common Grackle 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 American Goldfinch 4 Kevin Bowden Nashville, TN Subject: possible Little Stint From: Chris Sloan <csloan1973 AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 11:40:02 -0500 Scott Somershoe just called and told me that he, Fred Alsop, and some other folks have a possible LITTLE STINT at the Ensley Pits in Memphis. It is in with a large group of Semipalmated Sandpipers. They've gotten good close looks and lots of photographs and are fairly confident of the ID in the field, pending confirmation from reviewing the photos. Chris Sloan Nashville, TN http://www.chrissloanphotography.com Subject: Rivergate Mall From: "Brust, Valerie" <valerie.brust AT Vanderbilt.Edu> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 10:30:24 -0500 Yesterday as I was leaving Rivergate Mall - the back entrance of Macy's in the men's department - I had a Barn Swallow swoop down at me several times as I walked toward the corner toward the parking lot. When I got to the corner, I saw that they had built a nest on top of the light on the corner of the column! Valerie Brust Goodlettsville, TN Davidson County Subject: Oregon Trip Photos From: tim jeffers <tim.a.jeffers AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 10:12:45 -0400 If anyone is interested here is a set of photos from my visit to Oregon last week: http://www.flickr.com/photos/timjeffers/sets/72157629750866830/show/ If you prefer FaceBook, there is a smaller set there: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.455001071181546.116954.100000149713089&type=1&l=97f52550b1 It was a whirlwind tour visiting Sisters, Salem, Finley & Baskett NWR, and a couple brief stops on the coast and in Portland. I picked up 30 lifers, but still saved a lot to get on my next trip! Tim Jeffers East Ridge, Hamilton Co Subject: NTOS program Thursday May 17 From: Rconnorsphoto AT aol.com Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 09:12:00 -0400 (EDT) May TOS Nashville chapter program: "Top Ten Tennessee Bird Partnerships - a 34-year Perspective" By Bob Hatcher, Retired TWRA Nongame & Endangered Species Coordinator (1978-2001) and AEF Eagle Consultant (2001-12) Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 7:15 p.m.; Radnor Lake Visitors Center, Nashville, TN This PowerPoint program describes the top ten Tennessee bird partnership projects during Bob Hatcher's 34-year bird career to date. These projects are from his perspective as TWRA's Nongame & Endangered Species Coordinator (1978-2001) and Eagle Consultant/Correspondent/Grant Administrator with the American Eagle Foundation (2001-2012). TOS and AEF have been the major partners with TWRA, along with many others. The combined accomplishments of these partnerships demonstrate their value in achievement of mutual goals at minimum cost. Some key principles for successful partnerships are also described. As always, NTOS programs are free and open to the public. submitted by Richard Connors, NTOS program chair Subject: Bizarre Warbler, Lewis County From: Bill Pulliam <littlezz AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 07:36:51 -0500 A warbler in my overgrown blackberry bramble this morning (5/16/2012) has totally thrown me. I only got a brief look at it, but it sang persistently. The song had a Mourning Warbler feel, but not necessarily a Mourning Warbler pattern. It was also quite variable between repetitions. It had a rather House Wren like pattern to it, often beginning with a few quick sharp, clear notes instead of the Mourning's classic "churry churry"." It terminated with a variable jumble, or another series of quick notes, which was often followed by soft chattering resembling a White-eyed Vireo or catbird. The sharp clear notes in the song reminded me of a Wilson's Warbler. Unfortunately I did not have a recording device with me; after I retrieved one I only got a few faint distant songs. It also gave several chip notes that resembled a Mourning, though this is not a bird I get to hear chip more than a few times a year. The glimpses of the bird only complicated matters. Its actions were very Mourning-like, hugging the thick brush near the ground. But my first glimpse was from the side, and I saw a yellowish face outlining a dark eye, no hint of a bib. I then briefly saw it from what I believe was face-on, and thought I might have seen some black on the chest, but primarily yellow. So these are my two best guesses; I don;t know if either is within the realm of possibility: A young male Mourning who is still in immature plumage this late in the year, and who has not yet crystalized his song. The variability of the song between repetitions might suggest this, IF they ever retain their immature plumage until mid-May of their second season. A Mourning-something else hybrid. The something else might be Wilson's, though a quick google failed to turn up any references to those existing. Mourning-yellowthroat hybrids are documented. Wish I could see the durn thing better! Bill Pulliam Hohenwald TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird AT freelists.org. _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request AT freelists.org with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace AT bristolbirdclub.org ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clemson, SC __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________ Subject: Current weather outlook for TOS / VSO Meeting vicinity. From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey AT tricon.net> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 01:30:15 -0400 Current weather outlook for TOS / VSO Meeting vicinity (Johnson City, TN). Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Wallace Coffey Bristol, TN Subject: Re: evening grosbeak? From: "Jud Johnston" <rivendell AT tds.net> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 22:47:21 -0500 Carol and TN-birders, I had a pair of evening grosbeaks at a feeder in Winfield, AL (Marion County) in late January 1996. They arrived just ahead of a strong winter storm that shut down the area for 5 days. Sadly, my feeder was empty at the time, and the birds left quickly, not to return. Winfield is about 80 miles south of the TN-AL border. All the evening grosbeaks I've seen reported on AL-birds (not many) were in the winter. Jud Johnston Waynesboro, TN Subject: Recent observations (Bledsoe, Cumberland, Greene, Van Buren Co., TN) From: Alice Loftin / Don Miller <pandion AT embarqmail.com> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 22:40:05 -0400 (EDT) May 6-15, 2012 Bledsoe County Cumberland County Greene County: Greeneville, Tusculum, Paint Creek Corridor (PCC), etc. Van Buren County: Fall Creek Falls State Park (FCFSP), etc. A work-related trip to Fall Creek Falls offered a little birding time last week, and some free moments back home produced a few opportunities also. Highlights included: BLEDSOE Northern Bobwhite (1, Hwy. 101, May 6) Eastern Whip-poor-will (1, Meadow Creek Rd., May 6) Savannah Sparrow (1 singing male, Hwy. 101 approx. 1 mi. south of Cumberland Co., May 11) CUMBERLAND Kentucky Warbler (1, Hwy. 101 approx. 2 mi. from Bledsoe Co., May 6) GREENE Bald Eagle (1 adult, intersection Hwy. 348 / Mefford Rd., May 11) Solitary Sandpiper (1, Tusculum, May 15) Lesser Yellowlegs (1, Baughard Hill Rd., May 11) Common Nighthawk (1, Greeneville, May 6) Acadian Flycatcher (3, PCC and vicinity, May 12) Common Raven (2, Hwy. 340 about 2 mi. from Hamblen Co., May 6) (very low elevation sighting) Veery (1, Greeneville, May 6) Magnolia Warbler (1, May 6) Cape May Warbler (1-3, Greeneville and Tusculum, May 6, 12) Blackpoll Warbler (1, Greeneville, May 6, 13, 15) Cerulean Warbler (1, Greeneville, May 6) American Redstart (1-4, May 6, 12-13) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1, Greeneville, May 6) VAN BUREN Northern Bobwhite (1-2, Old S.R. 111 and R.T. Davis Rd., May 9-10) Eastern Whip-poor-will (1-2, May 6, 8) House Wren (1, intersection Old S.R. 111 / Brockdell Rd., May 8, 10) (apparently scarce in Van Buren) Tennessee Warbler (1, May 7) Yellow-rumped Warbler (2, FCFSP, May 7) Blackpoll Warbler (1-2, May 7-8, 10) Kentucky Warbler (1, May 8) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1, May 8-9) Dickcissel (1, Old S.R. 111 approx. 0.5 mi. south of Phifer Mine Rd., May 9-10) Don Miller Greeneville, Greene Co., TN Subject: Meeman-Shelby Forest birds, 15 May 2012 From: Scott Somershoe <Scott.Somershoe AT tn.gov> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 01:40:14 +0000 Spent the day with the TWRA bird ID training class at Shelby Forest SP/WMA in Shelby Co. We had a few migrants, but some nice birds in good numbers were found. Highlights: Anhinga - 1, north of Island 40 Rd northern "boat" ramp Merlin - 1 adult at north boat ramp flying due north along the shoreline of the Mississippi River Swainson's Warbler - 7 (1 pair of birds counter singing just off bluff on road to north boat ramp, 4 birds on road below check station, one bird further south in a random spot) Cerulean Warbler - 13 Blackpoll Warbler - 1 male bathed in a puddle on the gravel road by Island 40 boat ramp, followed by a bathing Prothonotary, then female Summer Tanager, and then 2 Indigo Buntings. Good puddle apparently. One Swainson's Thrush came in and watched the bathing, but didn't partake. Canada Warbler - 3 Scarlet Tanager - pair of upset birds by one of the ranger residences (uncommon breeding bird). Bobcat seen on road below the check station 2.5 ft long Red Milksnake on Island 40 Rd Good birding, Scott Somershoe State Ornithologist Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency P.O. Box 40747 Nashville, TN 37204 615-781-6653 (office) 615-781-6654 (fax) Subject: Tennessee NWR, Duck River Unit From: "wodu1440 tds.net" <wodu1440 AT tds.net> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 19:18:38 -0500 Tennessee NWR Duck River Unit Humphreys County 05/15/12 Clayton Ferrell Shorebird numbers have become few and far between. Only observed about 4 dozen along survey route, of which half were killdeer. The only shorebird highlights were 10 black-bellied plovers in their Sunday best breeding plumage. They were loafing on a concrete spillway. There were still 3 coots, and pair of blue-winged teal and a couple of single sora along the auto tour loop. Subject: Re: Identification Help Needed, Please From: "kristybaker AT comcast.net"<kristybaker@comcast.net> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 18:31:14 -0500 My apologies. I didn't include my information. Kristy Baker Rockvale, TN Rutherford County Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless -----Original message----- From: kristybaker AT comcast.net To: TN-birds Sent: Tue, May 15, 2012 22:54:26 GMT+00:00 Subject: [TN-Bird] Identification Help Need, Please About 15 minutes ago, I had a bird visit my bird creek.  I am about 6 paces from the creek or less, however, I did not have my binos.  At first glance, I thought the bird was a female grosbeak,and then I realized the bird was too small and the eye stripe not  quite right.  As it leaned over to take a drink, it had black and white stripes on its crown (not a white crowned or a white throated sparrow).  It had a beak like a grosbeak.  I would guess it was the same size as a house sparrow.  (It was definitely smaller than the brown thrasher it had just replaced.)  The bird appeared tall and "lanky" but with a very thick "muscle builder" neck/head.  The head seemed very misplaced for the body.  It was a brownish bird (in shade so hard to tell exact color) and it had one wing bar - white - with black on the wing as well. That's the best I'll be able to do with a description.  I was caught without pen/paper or binoculars.  I've already looked through the field guides and nothing resembles the bird.  I could be wrong about the black on the wing...but I know I am right about the rest. Subject: Identification Help Need, Please From: kristybaker AT comcast.net Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 22:54:26 +0000 (UTC) About 15 minutes ago, I had a bird visit my bird creek.  I am about 6 paces from the creek or less, however, I did not have my binos.  At first glance, I thought the bird was a female grosbeak,and then I realized the bird was too small and the eye stripe not  quite right.  As it leaned over to take a drink, it had black and white stripes on its crown (not a white crowned or a white throated sparrow).  It had a beak like a grosbeak.  I would guess it was the same size as a house sparrow.  (It was definitely smaller than the brown thrasher it had just replaced.)  The bird appeared tall and "lanky" but with a very thick "muscle builder" neck/head.  The head seemed very misplaced for the body.  It was a brownish bird (in shade so hard to tell exact color) and it had one wing bar - white - with black on the wing as well. That's the best I'll be able to do with a description.  I was caught without pen/paper or binoculars.  I've already looked through the field guides and nothing resembles the bird.  I could be wrong about the black on the wing...but I know I am right about the rest. Subject: Black-billed Cuckoo at Radnor Lake, Davidson Co. From: JanKShaw AT aol.com Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 14:30:09 -0400 (EDT) 5-15-2012 Radnor Lake Davidson Co. This morning Mick Wright and I saw a Black-billed Cuckoo at the Hall Tract at Radnor Lake. This is the road that goes south from the road that borders the lake. It was in the first open scrubby area up the hill before you come to the education center. Other migrants were down considerably from the last few days, but there was a probable Mourning Warbler along the spillway trail just in from the west parking lot. Mick got a fairly good look, but wasn't completely sure. Jan Shaw Nashville, TN Subject: probable nesting Peregrines From: "Richard Knight" <rknight8 AT earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 14:20:22 -0400 A pair of Peregrine Falcons have been present in Doe River Gorge in Carter Co., TN for the last 3 weeks. They were first seen by Peter Range, a former local resident now with US Fish & Wildlife Service in coastal SC. Lee Herndon had a pair at this site in 1946, apparently nesting. Peregines were absent as breeders in TN from the late 1940s until restoration efforts succeded in the 1990s, with nesting documented in 1997 in the Smokies & at Chattanooga. To my knowledge, these are still the only modern nesting sites. Rick Knight Johnson City, TN Subject: Olive-sided Flycatcher - Knox From: KD Edwards <sparverius AT comcast.net> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 12:53:43 -0400 Brief look at an Olive-sided Flycatcher in the yard Tues morning perched, as usual, at the very top of a dead snag that is taller than surrounding trees. Got binocs on it for barely a minute before it chased after another unknown bird and disappeared. Otherwise has been very quite here lately. Dean Edwards Knoxville, TN Sent from my iPhone=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER==================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird AT freelists.org. _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request AT freelists.org with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace AT bristolbirdclub.org ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clemson, SC __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________ Subject: Tennessee weekend notes From: Terry Witt <terrywitt AT bellsouth.net> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 07:07:58 -0700 (PDT) Chad Smith and I made a 3 day transect of the state this weekend and there were a few finds that may be of interest. In GSMNP, there were 2 Swainson's Warblers singing on territory at the lower end of Schoolhouse Gap Trail. The entrance to Kingston Steam Plant is now open, and Brown-headed Nuthatches may easily be seen in the pines along the lake on the entrance road. At Black Bayou section, Reelfoot NWR, a rice field has recently been flooded and will be a good shorebird/wader habitat for the time being. We saw a large number of shorebirds here including Black-bellied and A Golden Plovers, plus an attacking Peregrine Falcon. At the end of the road that used to access Island 13 off the levee just south of Tiptonville, there is a colony of Bank Swallows. The road has washed out completely; the colony is at the west end of the tilled field to the north in the bank near the water. This is also a good place to see Least Terns. Cheers Terry Witt Murfreesboro Tn Subject: Mourning Warbler, Rutherford County From: Terry Witt <terrywitt AT bellsouth.net> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 06:57:08 -0700 (PDT) I found a singing Mourning Warbler at the Discovery Center in Murfreesboro this morning (apropos) It was behind the benches across from the large Great Blue Heron cutout on the boardwalk trail I never did see it, and it would not respond to tape. There were still a good number of migrants around including 2 Blackburnian Warblers Cheers Terry Witt Murfreesboro Tn Subject: Murfree Spring Wetlands - Blackpolls in abundance From: Daniel Estabrooks <hyla514 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 05:19:17 -0700 (PDT) Murfree Spring Wetlands 5/14/12 Rutherford Co. I got there too late in the day to take part in Steve Zipperer's warbler bonanza, but I did come across a flock of no less than four Blackpoll Warblers foraging down low in a small tree. Nice to see that they finally made it here. Daniel Subject: Eagle Bend hatchery - DUNLIN From: "Ron Hoff" <aves7000 AT bellsouth.net> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 20:51:24 -0400 TN – birders, This post is to supplement the earlier post I sent today in order to tell folks about the Dunlin Dollyann & I found today at Eagle Bend fish hatchery on the east side of Clinton, Anderson Co. A more complete list of the more interesting species found today is as follows: Wood Duck – 1 female with 17 chicks in tow...way cute! Blue-winged Teal – 5 Red-breasted Merganser – the same female that was originally found on May 5th. Semipalmated Plover – 8 Solitary Sandpiper – 11 Lesser yellowlegs – 14 Semipalmated sandpiper – 4 Least Sandpiper – 31 Dunlin – 1 breeding plumaged adult. Stilt Sandpiper – 1; this is yet another individual; different from the one we saw on Saturday and different yet again from the original one we saw last Wednesday. Bank Swallow – 1; second time we have seen this species here in the past couple of weeks; nesting nearby??? Bobolink – 3 females; we had an adult male on the North American Migration Count here on Saturday, but no females. Great birding, Ron Hoff & Dollyann Myers Clinton, TN Subject: CRANE WOMAN's ART COMING TO TOS/VSO Meeting From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey AT tricon.net> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 14:01:47 -0400 Vickie Henderson, an artist, writer, and talented wildlife photographer will have her amazing art on display for the TOS / VSO Joint Meeting in Johnson City, TN both Friday and Saturday (May 18-19). Vickie is an international blogger. Her blog is one of the most beautiful and fascinating sites. Vickie at the Patuxent Research Wildlife Refuge Art Show and Sale, April 2005 Her photographs adorn the blog site of the famous Julie Zickefoose of Birdwatchers Digest and a writer, naturalist, and National Public Radio (NPR) commentator. She and Zickefoose are friends and work together from time to time. Vickie will bring her passionate love for Sandhill Cranes and her years of experience observing and photographing the large birds which winter in southeast Tennessee at Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge. Vickie was a determined and successful advocate for the cranes recently when she, and a small group of conservationists from the Tennessee Ornithological Society, were joined by hunters across the state to implored the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency's policy-making commission to delay an impending crane hunting season. She worked tirelessly and traveled great distances, even in severe weather, to advance the Sandhill agenda of no hunting until we have an appropriate plan for the species. The commission extended that request for two years. She has requested the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: 1) re-evaluate the Management Plan for the Eastern Population of Sandhill Cranes to examine its underlying science; and 2) remove the Plan objective that provides for "hunting opportunities for EP sandhill cranes" until science is adequate to monitor the population, and a system is in place to include input from hunters and non-hunters who do not wish to want to see this population hunted. Be sure and visit Vickie's booth at the TOS/VSO Joint Meeting in Johnson City this weekend. Say hello and spend some time with her. She would love it and you will too. Subject: Bittern From: ewhitaker2 AT comcast.net Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 13:36:19 -0400 Leaving my driveway this AM I saw an American Bittern in the road (a dead end street on Lookout Mt in Hamilton. County). It ran under a tree, gave me the classic head back-bill up pose, but when I jumped out of the car and tried to use the iPhone camera he flew into trees across the road. What is he doing atop a mountain nowhere near a wetland?? Ellen Whitaker Hamilton County=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER==================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird AT freelists.org. _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request AT freelists.org with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace AT bristolbirdclub.org ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clemson, SC __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________ Subject: Dunlin-Eagle Bend From: "Ron Hoff" <aves7000 AT bellsouth.net> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 13:14:37 -0400 TN-Birders, Dollyann & I had a gorgeous breeding plumaged DUNLIN at Eagle Bend hatchery in Anderson Co., this morning. There are also lots of other shorebirds around. Also of note were 3 female Bobolinks and a lone bank Swallow. Full report later. Great birding, Ron Hoff & Dollyann Myers Clinton, TN Subject: Common Gallinule From: tanager5556 AT aol.com Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 12:12:49 -0400 (EDT) The Common Gallinule was still present at 11:35am this morning at the pond in Camp Jordan. I did not see it on my first pass but on the second driveby I saw it swimming directly for the Island. Once it got to the island it climbed up onto a dead branch and preened for a few minutes. It then walked up the branch onto the island and ran towards an American Coot who had only very recently occupied the top of the island's hill. The Gallinule was successful in taking the hill. When I left he was marching around proudly pecking here and there. J Marty Paige Claveland, TN SW Bradley County Subject: Warblers ar Discovery Center/Murfee Springs From: Stczipperer AT aol.com Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 10:37:06 -0400 (EDT) May 14, 2012 Discovery Center Wetland Murfreesboro, TN Best morning this year for Warblers at the wetlands. At least for me. 3 Canada Warblers 2 Chestnut-sided Warblers 2 Bay-Breasted Warblers 3 Magnolia Warblers 1 Yellow-throated Warbler 2 Black Throated Green Warblers 2 American Redstarts 4 Red-eyed Vireos 2 Swainson Thrushes 1 Ruby-Throated Humming Bird 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Gull Species flew over to fast to call. To many trees. Great Birding Stephen Zipperer Murfreesboro, Tn Subject: yard full of warblers From: Chris Sloan <csloan1973 AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 07:50:44 -0500 As soon as I opened the garage door this morning, my hearing was assaulted with warbler song. In a couple of minutes, I heard the following warblers just from standing in the garage: CANADA BAY-BREASTED MAGNOLIA BLACKPOLL AMERICAN REDSTART Wish I had had more time to poke around the yard. Chris Sloan Nashville, TN http://www.chrissloanphotography.com Subject: Northern Flicker behavior From: birdrout2 AT comcast.net Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 12:11:14 +0000 (UTC) Jo Anne Routledge May 14, 2012 Greeneville, Greene County Larry and I observed what appeared to be courtship bobbing, tail fanning, and bill pointing by two female Northern Flickers that were in the grass in our back yard.  They performed there for about 6.5 minutes before one flew away, only to reappear and begin to bob and bill point, again.  Has anyone observed this action between  two females? Jo Anne Routledge Greeneville, Greene County, TN Subject: Common Gallinule - Hamilton Co From: tim jeffers <tim.a.jeffers AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 19:40:38 -0400 (5/13/12) The Common Gallinule reported yesterday was still at the Camp Jordon pond in East Ridge this afternoon. Also at the pond were Green Herons nesting on the island with chicks, a Fish Crow, two Great Blue Herons and the other usual fare. Tim Jeffers East Ridge, Hamilton Co Subject: Warblers in Pittman Center From: shaawitya AT comcast.net Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 20:54:20 +0000 (UTC) Today in the rain, there was somewhat of a minor influx of warblers here in my yard. Aside from the usual Yellow-throated Warbler, Northern Parula, new birds for the yard were : Bay-breasted Warbler - 1 Canada Warbler - 1 Tennessee Warbler - 2 American Redstart -1 Keith Watson Pittman Center, TN Subject: clarification on evening grosbeaks From: "Reese, Carol" <jreese5 AT utk.edu> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:54:42 +0000 Apparently it was taken that the grosbeaks were landing on the ground in the field. They were not, they were landing in the many many sumac thickets in that overgrown field. I never saw them land on the ground... cr "There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot." - Aldo Leopold Carol Reese Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District University of Tennessee Extension Service 605 Airways Blvd. Jackson TN 38301 731 425 4767 email jreese5 AT utk.edu Subject: Snow Bunting Peninsula, Old Hickory Lake From: Phillip Casteel <capemaywarbler1 AT bellsouth.net> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 08:46:24 -0700 (PDT) May 13, 2012 Old Hickory Lake Davdison Co   A brief trip to Snow Bunting Peninsula at Old Hickory Lake this morning produced 5 Dunlin and 5 Semipalmated Sandpipers sitting on the right edge of the point. Other birds of interest included a single Ruddy Duck and a breeding plumaged Horned Grebe.   Phillip Casteel Madison, TN   Subject: Re: evening grosbeaks.. From: Kevin Breault <Kevin.Breault AT mtsu.edu> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 03:19:16 +0000 I remember finding them quite often in all but the summer months at the secondary school I attended (early '70s) in east-central Vermont, and even had one as a pet as I cared for it after an injury, but I am told they are much less common there now and in the East more generally. Look for them in numbers in Canada, the mountain West and Northwest (in the last ten years I have had them in Manitoba, NH (northern), NV and UT). Still hoping one will end up on my mountain in Williamson County some winter's day. Unfortunately, unlike the grosbeak, the chances for another snake encounter are considerably better. With your recent experience at the hospital I would think orders of magnitude better. Better to be safe. Kevin Breault Brentwood, TN ________________________________ From: tn-bird-bounce AT freelists.org [tn-bird-bounce AT freelists.org] on behalf of Reese, Carol [jreese5 AT utk.edu] Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 3:52 PM To: tn-bird AT freelists.org Subject: [TN-Bird] evening grosbeaks.. Wish I had known the sightings of evening grosbeaks were so rare when I saw the noisy flocks a couple of years ago, I would have put out more word. They were in a big rolling field in Chester County near Luray, and they would lift and fall across the field. It was the one and only time I have ever seen them. I now live in northern Chester County, much different terrain, so it may have remain my one and only time. After doing more reading on evening grosbeak, I see that they are very nomadic and not likely to turn up in the same places each year, but just in case, here are the details. Even if you don’t see evening grosbeaks, it was a fabulous place to ramble whether your interest is plants or birds. The field in Luray is just southwest of Luray, a 550 acre field now owned by the state and is affiliated with the Pinson tree seedling nursery. The original nursery near Pinson borders the Pinson Mound State Park and every time they tried to do some field work at the nursery, they unearthed native American relics and would have to stop. They decided to acquire a different property, and this field near Luray is the new site. If anyone lives nearby, the locked gate can be found on Island Road. They were always quite willing to let me roam the property, and seem to be conscientious land stewards. I noticed when they mowed the acreage, they avoided lots of the plants that were good wildlife plants, plum, persimmon, even the many brilliant clumps of butterfly weed. They did remove a great deal of the sumac, however, which was haven and food for so many birds. In winter, especially, I would see many many bluebirds, mockingbirds, cardinals, and brown thrashers feeding on the sumac. This is a field I always called Maypop Hill, because it had so many Passiflora incarnata, and is the only place I have seen it in three forms – one has fruit the typical egg shape, another was much elongated and oblong, and the other a squatty sphere, more the shape of a fat little pumpkin. The rolling field drops precipitously off to the big Luray swamp – the one you cross just south of Luray, and this steep drop area is densely wooded, so there is such a wide range of habitat. The creek (straightened channel as it goes west, unfortunately) that runs through there always had resident kingfishers, and I think I saw every possible woodpecker there, some nesting in the dead snags in the swamp. Plenty of water moccasins as you might expect, so be wary, though I often roamed in sandals and shorts. BTW, bitten on the ankle by a copperhead snake two weeks ago on a ramble on my new property in hilly north Henderson County, and spent three nights in the hospital. It was much more of an ordeal than I would have dreamed, since I never thought a copperhead’s bite would have serious consequences. Also blew my longstanding belief that if you are minding your own business, snakes won’t bite you. This one did, with no warning and no provocation. I can only surmise that stopping to snip some towering blackberry vines out of the path made the snake think he had been seen. I probably would have been allowed to pass if I had kept moving. But who knows what goes on in a snake’s brain? Though scolded by family and friends, and told to be more cautious, I can’t help but think, what are the chances I would be bitten twice? Can’t be afraid if I’m not… I will warn you to take it seriously. I thought about taking a Benadryl and lying down for a bit, but it turned out later that going to the hospital was the better idea. "There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot." — Aldo Leopold Carol Reese Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District University of Tennessee Extension Service 605 Airways Blvd. Jackson TN 38301 731 425 4767 email jreese5 AT utk.edu Subject: Rainy Day Report From: OLCOOT1 AT aol.com Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 20:55:40 -0400 (EDT) May 12, 2012 Shelby-Tipton Counties, TN As you all know, I love bad weather, well, today was not bad but the light rain did slow a few birds down and made them short stop their travels. The day started as I scanned the Crow nest over the house and a CAPE May Warbler fed along in the same clump of pine needles, a bird I missed last year and the first of a nice collection of wet jewels seen today. Later a wet, bedraggled Black-billed Cuckoo greeted me with a dull stare at 30 feet and did not move until I tried to get back to my camera. White-rumped and Stilt Sandpipers highlighted 2 wet areas in my travels, along with a single Golden-Plover and 14 other Wind Birds for an excellect count of 17 species for this late date. White-winged Doves at 2 sites already, may mean another good season for them, along with Western Kingbirds and hybrids already nesting. I've added a few photos of recent birds for those interested, start at: _http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/image/143268193_ (http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/image/143268193) Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA 6300 Memphis-Arlington Rd. Bartlett, TN. 38135 (http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/) _http://WWW.pbase.com/ol_coot/_ (http://WWW.pbase.com/ol_coot/) What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens. Subject: Sharp's Ridge - Sat, 5/12 From: "Shane H. Williams" <shanehwilliams AT comcast.net> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 20:29:43 -0400 Sharp's Ridge (Knoxville) - Sat, 5/12, 8:45 - 10:30am: Pretty dead until a little after 10:00 when a wave came through. Blackpoll warbler - 2 (m,f) Cape May warbler - 2 Northern parula - 1 Tennessee warbler - 1 Red-eyed vireo - 4-5 Scarlet tanager - 1 m Indigo bunting - 1-2 Wood thrush - 1 House wren - 1 House finch - 4 Shane Williams Knoxville, TN Subject: Re: [Bristol-Birds] Blue-winged Warbler at Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area From: Alice Loftin / Don Miller <pandion AT embarqmail.com> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 18:58:24 -0400 (EDT) All, About fifteen years ago, in central Ohio, a birder friend and I observed a phenotypic Golden-winged Warbler sing a spot-on typical Blue-winged Warbler "bee-buzzz" song at point-blank range in a low tree. Although we both had read of this, it was the first time that we had actually witnessed it. As anyone who knows me knows, I am at least as much an ear-birder as an eye-birder, especially in regard to passerines. This BWWA/GWWA phenomenon remains truly surprising to me, as I can usually use subtle details of tone, phrasing, structure, etc. to distinguish similar sounds and different species. (I am a former musician of dubious accomplishment who retained an ear but not much else.) Moral of the story: know the limits of ear-birding and eye-birding, and proceed with caution. Don Miller Greeneville, Greene Co., TN ----- Original Message ----- Thanks, James. I knew that was a real possibility since I didn't actually get a look at the bird. Good information. Rick On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 9:20 PM, James Neves < jamesneves AT gmail.com > wrote: Hi Rick, The bird seen this past weekend on multiple occasions by multiple observers (Nora Schubert, Dave Kirschke, possibly Rick Knight, and myself, among others) that singing the typical type 1 BWWA song in that exact area of HCC was a phenotypic GWWA. I thought you'd like to know. James Neves Athens, GA Director Roan Mountain Spring Naturalists Rally On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Rick Phillips < sunfish0501 AT gmail.com > wrote: Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area (Roan Mountain) Carter County, Tennessee May 10, 2012 I was photographing birds this morning at Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area, at the base of Roan Mountain in Carter County Tennessee. For a good thirty minutes I listened to a bird singing a typical Type I Blue-winged Warbler song (beee-buzzzzzz). I'm familiar with the songs of the Golden-winged Warbler (which I also heard this morning) and Blue-winged Warbler. I would call it 100% Blue-winged, but never actually got a look at the bird. Golden-winged Warblers occur regularly in this area, but both the Blue-winged Warbler and hybrids have been observed here. The bird was along the right side of the entrance road between the old house ruins and the first big, red gate you encounter as you follow the trail up into the cove. Habitat was open with small trees and scattered blackberry. Rick -- Rick Phillips Kingsport, Tennessee -- Rick Phillips Kingsport, Tennessee Subject: Bledsoe County Scissortailed Flyctcher From: Tanager5556 AT aol.com Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 17:56:17 -0400 (EDT) My wife and I saw one Scissortailed Flycatcher on the powerline at 1892 Upper East Valley Road in Bledsoe County around 4 pm today. The odd thing was that I had been given this address for a White Winged Dove by Clyde Blum. We had plugged the address into our Garman. As Garman was announcing our arrival we saw the Flycatcher just lifting off the wires. It flew down towards a nearby house with large tree's and we were unable to relocate it. J Marty Paige Cleveland, TN SW Bradley County Subject: hummingbird numbers From: "Reese, Carol" <jreese5 AT utk.edu> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 20:56:25 +0000 Seems everything was early this year BUT hummingbirds. I had a little male or two by mid April, but they only showed in numbers last week. Of course, I am in new house, but I started feeding them last summer before I moved in, while the building was in progress, and had large numbers by fall. I hope they remember where to find me! Bluebirds are on their second round of eggs... "There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot." - Aldo Leopold Carol Reese Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District University of Tennessee Extension Service 605 Airways Blvd. Jackson TN 38301 731 425 4767 email jreese5 AT utk.edu Subject: evening grosbeaks.. From: "Reese, Carol" <jreese5 AT utk.edu> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 20:52:59 +0000 Wish I had known the sightings of evening grosbeaks were so rare when I saw the noisy flocks a couple of years ago, I would have put out more word. They were in a big rolling field in Chester County near Luray, and they would lift and fall across the field. It was the one and only time I have ever seen them. I now live in northern Chester County, much different terrain, so it may have remain my one and only time. After doing more reading on evening grosbeak, I see that they are very nomadic and not likely to turn up in the same places each year, but just in case, here are the details. Even if you don't see evening grosbeaks, it was a fabulous place to ramble whether your interest is plants or birds. The field in Luray is just southwest of Luray, a 550 acre field now owned by the state and is affiliated with the Pinson tree seedling nursery. The original nursery near Pinson borders the Pinson Mound State Park and every time they tried to do some field work at the nursery, they unearthed native American relics and would have to stop. They decided to acquire a different property, and this field near Luray is the new site. If anyone lives nearby, the locked gate can be found on Island Road. They were always quite willing to let me roam the property, and seem to be conscientious land stewards. I noticed when they mowed the acreage, they avoided lots of the plants that were good wildlife plants, plum, persimmon, even the many brilliant clumps of butterfly weed. They did remove a great deal of the sumac, however, which was haven and food for so many birds. In winter, especially, I would see many many bluebirds, mockingbirds, cardinals, and brown thrashers feeding on the sumac. This is a field I always called Maypop Hill, because it had so many Passiflora incarnata, and is the only place I have seen it in three forms - one has fruit the typical egg shape, another was much elongated and oblong, and the other a squatty sphere, more the shape of a fat little pumpkin. The rolling field drops precipitously off to the big Luray swamp - the one you cross just south of Luray, and this steep drop area is densely wooded, so there is such a wide range of habitat. The creek (straightened channel as it goes west, unfortunately) that runs through there always had resident kingfishers, and I think I saw every possible woodpecker there, some nesting in the dead snags in the swamp. Plenty of water moccasins as you might expect, so be wary, though I often roamed in sandals and shorts. BTW, bitten on the ankle by a copperhead snake two weeks ago on a ramble on my new property in hilly north Henderson County, and spent three nights in the hospital. It was much more of an ordeal than I would have dreamed, since I never thought a copperhead's bite would have serious consequences. Also blew my longstanding belief that if you are minding your own business, snakes won't bite you. This one did, with no warning and no provocation. I can only surmise that stopping to snip some towering blackberry vines out of the path made the snake think he had been seen. I probably would have been allowed to pass if I had kept moving. But who knows what goes on in a snake's brain? Though scolded by family and friends, and told to be more cautious, I can't help but think, what are the chances I would be bitten twice? Can't be afraid if I'm not... I will warn you to take it seriously. I thought about taking a Benadryl and lying down for a bit, but it turned out later that going to the hospital was the better idea. "There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot." - Aldo Leopold Carol Reese Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District University of Tennessee Extension Service 605 Airways Blvd. Jackson TN 38301 731 425 4767 email jreese5 AT utk.edu Subject: Fwd: [Bristol-Birds] 2 Common Gallinules! From: Susan Hubley <shubley AT msn.com> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 16:24:39 -0400 > > > 5/12/12 > Birding from the dock, surveying the reeds and water primrose - much to my surprise there are now 2 Common Gallinules in breeding plumage, and a male Redhead. Have seen one Common Gallinule almost daily since 4/23/12. > > Susan Hubley > John Sevier Lake, Rogersville, Hawkins County > > > =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER==================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird AT freelists.org. _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request AT freelists.org with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace AT bristolbirdclub.org ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clemson, SC __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________ Subject: More NMC birds for Hamilton, Co. From: "Kevin A. Calhoon" <kac AT tennis.org> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 15:30:35 -0400 Gary Brunvoll, then soon after Dennis and Gwen Harris, discovered a Common Gallinule at the Camp Jordan pond. I found one WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 1 Western, 4 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 4 Least Sandpipers, two Spotted Sandpipers and a Ring-necked Duck at the WR Grace pond off Riverside Dr. Dan Jacobson found a lone male Redhead and four Forster's Terns at Chester Frost Park. Kevin Calhoon Assistant Curator of Forests Tennessee Aquarium 423-785-4070 Subject: Shelby Co. Action From: "olcoot1 AT aol.com" <olcoot1@aol.com> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 14:07:50 -0500 White-winged Doves at 2 locations, 7 miles apart. Western Kingbirds at 12 locations, one new site. Scissor-tails at 3 nests and hybrid Western/Scissors-tails at 2 sites. Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA 6300 Memphis-Arlington Rd. Bartlett, TN. 38135 http://WWW.pbase.com/ol_coot/ What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens. Sent from my HTC Inspireâ„¢ 4G on AT&T Subject: Re: boids From: Shawna Ellis <yodergoat AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 13:53:07 -0500 The hummingbirds were late coming here to our area of Henry County, and still don't seem to be here quite in full force. I usually see them arrive in late April, but just saw the first for this year a few days ago. We don't usually have many at our feeders in our shade-laden yard, but our neighbor gets many swarming around her feeders in her sunlit yard... but those numbers have not arrived even for them yet. They just seem to be trickling in. The most I have seen are three at one time, quite unusual for this late in spring. On 5/12/12, Jesse wrote: > Folks, > > I am getting a bit concerned because I haven't seen the first RT > Hummingbird in my yard this spring. Normally, they arrive at Azalea > blooming time, but with the strange weather, they were still in South > America when my Azaleas bloomed. > I can console myself with the fact that our resident pair of Green > Herons have returned to nest for the fourth year. They fly over the > stock pond at low altitude and sometimes land in the tops of nearby trees. > Also, at least two male Indigo Buntings are assaulting each other at the > feeder and from time to time there will be Mourning Doves or Eurasian > Collared Doves, but they mostly feed on the ground under the feeder. > Where are all my beautiful RT Humming birds? There is one at a feeder > just down the street, but that isn't soothing my conscience any! > Jesse Livingston, Obion County, Troy, TN > > =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== > > The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with > first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. > You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds > you report were seen. 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You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird AT freelists.org. _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request AT freelists.org with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace AT bristolbirdclub.org ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clemson, SC __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________ Subject: boids From: Jesse <fernj1 AT charter.net> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 13:42:41 -0500 Folks, I am getting a bit concerned because I haven't seen the first RT Hummingbird in my yard this spring. Normally, they arrive at Azalea blooming time, but with the strange weather, they were still in South America when my Azaleas bloomed. I can console myself with the fact that our resident pair of Green Herons have returned to nest for the fourth year. They fly over the stock pond at low altitude and sometimes land in the tops of nearby trees. Also, at least two male Indigo Buntings are assaulting each other at the feeder and from time to time there will be Mourning Doves or Eurasian Collared Doves, but they mostly feed on the ground under the feeder. Where are all my beautiful RT Humming birds? There is one at a feeder just down the street, but that isn't soothing my conscience any! Jesse Livingston, Obion County, Troy, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. 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Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace AT bristolbirdclub.org ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clemson, SC __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________ Subject: Lonesome Turkey Hen on Briley Parkway From: Beverly Threadgill <karmachanic AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 11:23:39 -0700 (PDT) Poor thing--a lone turkey hen on the gravel shoulder of Briley Parkway, just south (I think that would be south) of White's Creek Pike, Nashville, Davidson County, TN. I hope she survives and finds her flock. Beverly Threadgill-Robey Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee Subject: Clarksville Connecticut From: Steve Routledge <eyerout AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 11:14:20 -0700 (PDT) Saturday May 12   During our Warioto Audubon bird count today, Cyndi and I found a singing Connecticut warbler along the nature trail behind the St.Bethlehem Civitan ball fields. We parked in the far eastern side of the parking lot near the maintenance building and walked along the tree line until the loop starts. Bear right and walk about 75-100 yards or so. Go past the first grassy trail (somewhat overgrown and obscured right now) until you come to a small clump of trees and undergrowth on the left side of the trail. Directly behind this is a much larger stand of trees . The Connecticut was singing repeatedly in the lower part of this growth, 20 or so yards off the trail. Despite singing for 20-25 minutes, he never surfaced enough to get good looks at him. Still it was quite a kick.   Back to the  count!   Steve and Cyndi Routledge Clarksville/Montgomery Co. Subject: Re: Connecticut / Radnor L. From: Bill Pulliam <littlezz AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 10:25:37 -0500 Interesting; down here in Lewis County we had all those transients over the last two days, but today was my first morning with NO migrants at all, only species that are expected to spend the summer except for one lingering White-throated Sparrow Bill Pulliam Hohenwald TN . On May 12, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Chris Sloan wrote: > Radnor Lake (Davidson Co.) was quite birdy this morning with a lot > of transients evident. I spent a couple of hours walking to Long > Bridge and back with Chuck and Lola Estes and Tom Johnston and we > also bumped into Bob Ingle, Terry Witt, Chad Smith, and Kevin > Bowden at various points along the way, as well as a couple of > folks I didn't know. > > The highlight was a singing CONNECTICUT WARBLER fairly deep off the > trail just past bench 19. We heard it give two song cycles of 3-4 > songs each, with several minutes passing between each cycle. It > would be very, very easy to walk by and never hear it. We were > just lucky to be in the right place at the right time. > > Overall, we had 17 species of warblers, including a good number of > CANADAS, lots of BLACKPOLLS, a few BAY-BREASTEDS, and a singing > CERULEAN below the old ranger station. The complete list is below. > > Chris Sloan > Nashville, TN > http://www.chrissloanphotography.com > Subject: Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park 5/12/12 From: Cara Alexander <carabethalexander AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 10:07:32 -0500 Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park Downtown Nashville, TN 5/12/12 6:00-10:00 a.m. Birds of Note (other than the urban usual suspects): Eastern Wood-pewee (1) Great Blue Heron (2 flyovers, 1 at 6:30 a.m. heading east, and the other at 9:55 a.m. heading west over the park) Yellow warbler (1 male. Highlight of my morning. Was able to watch him for 15 minutes) Eastern kingbird (1) Cara Alexander Nashville, TN Subject: Connecticut / Radnor L. From: Chris Sloan <csloan1973 AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 10:04:46 -0500 Radnor Lake (Davidson Co.) was quite birdy this morning with a lot of transients evident. I spent a couple of hours walking to Long Bridge and back with Chuck and Lola Estes and Tom Johnston and we also bumped into Bob Ingle, Terry Witt, Chad Smith, and Kevin Bowden at various points along the way, as well as a couple of folks I didn't know. The highlight was a singing CONNECTICUT WARBLER fairly deep off the trail just past bench 19. We heard it give two song cycles of 3-4 songs each, with several minutes passing between each cycle. It would be very, very easy to walk by and never hear it. We were just lucky to be in the right place at the right time. Overall, we had 17 species of warblers, including a good number of CANADAS, lots of BLACKPOLLS, a few BAY-BREASTEDS, and a singing CERULEAN below the old ranger station. The complete list is below. Chris Sloan Nashville, TN http://www.chrissloanphotography.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Date: Sat, May 12, 2012 at 10:00 AM Subject: eBird Report - Radnor Lake State Natural Area, May 12, 2012 To: csloan1973 AT gmail.com Radnor Lake State Natural Area, Davidson, US-TN May 12, 2012 6:45 AM - 8:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) 52 species Canada Goose 4 Wood Duck 1 20 Wild Turkey 1 Mourning Dove 2 Barred Owl 1 Chimney Swift 10 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Downy Woodpecker 5 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Acadian Flycatcher 3 Great Crested Flycatcher 3 White-eyed Vireo 2 Yellow-throated Vireo 2 Red-eyed Vireo 7 Blue Jay 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10 Purple Martin 1 Barn Swallow 3 Carolina Chickadee 10 Tufted Titmouse 11 Carolina Wren 10 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8 Gray-cheeked Thrush 2 Swainson's Thrush 7 Wood Thrush 3 Cedar Waxwing 3 Ovenbird 1 Louisiana Waterthrush 4 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Prothonotary Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler 1 Connecticut Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Cerulean Warbler 1 Northern Parula 1 Magnolia Warbler 10 Bay-breasted Warbler 3 Blackburnian Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 2 Blackpoll Warbler 10 Yellow-throated Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler 3 Canada Warbler 6 Field Sparrow 3 Summer Tanager 3 Scarlet Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal 15 Indigo Bunting 3 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 American Goldfinch 5 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Subject: Connecticut, Mourning, and Wilson's Warblers at Cravens House From: "Kevin A. Calhoon" <kac AT tennis.org> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 10:19:05 -0400 I covered the Cravens House area for the National Migration Count this morning starting about 7:00 and had one of the bests warbler species mornings I have had since I started birding there about 18 years ago! Heard CONNECTICUT singing at pole 9 on the Hardee Trail, then saw and heard a male MOURNING across from the second house past the apartments on the Hardee trail. Also had two Canada's singing and Tommie Rogers saw a Wilson's along the trail also. This Lookout Mountain Conservancy Trail has been bird gold for several years! Kevin Calhoon Assistant Curator of Forests Tennessee Aquarium 423-785-4070 Subject: Sightings report 5-12-2012,TVA ponds Memphis Shelby Cty, Common Moorhen From: John Walko <walko AT bellsouth.net> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 08:30:39 -0500 While doing a count for migratory bird day I've lucked upon a Common Moorhen lurking around the shoreline vegetation in the back right corner of the pond. Not far off on the shallow mud flats were 26 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks. 8-830am. Jay Walko Collierville,Tn Sent from my iPad=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER==================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. 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Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace AT bristolbirdclub.org ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clemson, SC __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________ Subject: Scissor Tailed Flycatchers - Real Time From: "kristybaker AT comcast.net"<kristybaker@comcast.net> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 07:29:11 -0500 As I sit typing this, the pair of Scissor Tailed Flycatchers are flying from tree to tree in the parking lot at Publix. I'm glad to see they are back after all. New Salem Rd (Hwy 99) and St. Andrews Murfreesboro 720a Rutherford County Kristy Baker Rockvale, TN I'm in to get my chocolate milk and doughnut now. :) Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless Subject: Fwd: Mississippi Kite eruption at Agricenter/Shelby Farms From: knoxmartin2 AT aol.com Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 19:46:26 -0400 (EDT) -----Original Message----- From: knoxmartin2 To: tn-birds Sent: Fri, May 11, 2012 2:09 pm Subject: Mississippi Kite eruption at Agricenter/Shelby Farms Since my posting last week about the large number of Mississippi Kites being seen in the vicinity of the Mid-South Raptor Center in Memphis, Shelby County, I have been astonished at the larger number of birds being seen on an almost daily basis. Just today I observed large flocks of kites along Ham Smythe Road just south of Walnut Grove Rd., For those familiar with the area, I saw an almost continuous flock of kites from the Catchum Lake area east along Smythe Road past the rehab center almost to the Agricenter itself, a distance of a mile or more. It was difficult to get an accurate count as the numbers were quite large, but I am certain it was in the 100's. The birds were active on both sides of Smythe Road. On the south side they appeared to go as far as the Wolf River. On the north side there were signs of large flocks across Walnut Grove in the vicinity of the senior gardens and the penal farm. In my 25+ years of birding I have never seen kites in these numbers. Last year I saw one flock of some 50+ birds, but the numbers in the past few day far exceed that. It is really quite amazing, especially for me as I have a special fondness for kites. It is well worth a trip. Knox Martin, Director Mid-South Raptor Center Memphis, Shelby County Subject: Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher From: Stczipperer AT aol.com Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 19:15:58 -0400 (EDT) 5/11/2012 Medical Center PKWY Between I-24 and Chamber of Commerce Building Murfreesboro, TN There is at least 1 scissor-tailed fly catcher working the area mentioned above. I have seen it in the field in front of the Embassey Suites Motel and on the wires and Light poles on the left side of Medical Center parkway before you get to the new Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Center. Stephen Zipperer Murfreesboro, TN Subject: Snow Goose at Kingsport From: Rick Phillips <sunfish0501 AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 18:22:45 -0400 Netherland Inn Road Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee May 11, 2012 I had an adult, white phase, Snow Goose on Netherland Inn Road in Kingsport this afternoon. The bird was foraging with a flock of Canada Geese (in an are that has recently been sewn with grass and covered in straw) at the intersection of Netherland Inn Road and Industry Drive (across the road from the old Chucks's Drive Inn which is now a car lot). The bird did not appear to be injured. I am attaching a photo. Rick -- Rick Phillips Kingsport, Tennessee Subject: Horned Grebe Hamilton County From: l wood <lwood114 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 13:07:02 -0700 (PDT) As of friday may 11 at 3 pm The Horned Grebe in breeding plumage is still at chester frost park in hamilton county at campsite number 175 area. Also in the same area is baltimore oriole.  See attached photos. Subject: Shady Valley - - Semi. Plover, etc From: "Richard Knight" <rknight8 AT earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 15:32:06 -0400 11 May 2012 Shady Valley, Johnson Co., TN At a small wet spot beside hwy 91: Semipalmated Plover - 1 - - not mentioned in Coffey & Shumate's 1999 book, so this is apparently a first valley record. Also there: Solitary (2) & Least (5) sandpipers. Highlights elsewhere: Ruffed Grouse - 1 - - drumming Com. Raven - 2 10 species of warblers, including Swainson's (2), Blackburnian (4), Black-thr. Blue (8), & Canada (3). Rose-br. Grosbeak - 1 Rick Knight Johnson City, TN Subject: Murfree Springs and Lytle Creek Rd/Couch Rd From: Stczipperer AT aol.com Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 11:41:46 -0400 (EDT) 5/11/12 Discovery Center Wetlands Murfreesboro, Tn Finally got Dad out birding this AM. We haven't birded together in 18 years. Saw Blackpole Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, American Redstart, and Yellow Warblers. 3 Yellow-Crowned Night Herons, Great Crested Flycatcher were best. Lytle Creek Rd/Couch Rd Took Dad here to find him a Grasshopper Sparrow(Life bird for him), found it. Had Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sitting on the grass in front of blooming Thistles(Great contrast) at West end of Lytle Creek Rd.. Loggerhead Shrikes, Red-Headed Woodpecker, Orchard Orioles on Couch Rd. Scissor Tail Flycatcher working the open field on the left as you go down Couch Rd. First time I have seen Scissor Tail this far down Lytle Creek Rd. Good cool morning of birding Stephen Zipperer Murfreesboro, TN Subject: Eagle Bend and Norris From: Carolyn snow <ctsnow8618 AT aol.com> Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 10:18:38 -0400 We took A late start to Eagle Bend, but still found some shorebirds. Seven Semi-palmated Plovers, lots of Lesser Yellowlegs, a couple of Spotted and Solitarys. We didn't find the breeding plumaged Stilt SP, but did find a rather drab one that was just molting with a few fresh feathers on it's back. We can't get that close to Norris without checking, even though it was after noon. We weren't disappointed. Lots of Red-eyed Vireos, at least 4 Orchard Orioles, male and female Baltimore Orioles, n. Parulas, a single American Redstart, Wood Thrushes singing, Chats chattering, White-eyed Vireos and just Lots of birds. Maybe our best day of birding since we moved to TN. Carolyn and Phil Snow LoudonTN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER==================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. 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Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace AT bristolbirdclub.org ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clemson, SC __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________ Subject: Wrongway Feldman - Knox From: kde AT angst.engr.utk.edu Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 09:30:18 -0400 (EDT) Migration has been pretty slow for me lately. Couple of highlights from this morning (11 May 2012, west Knox Co) during breakfast on the deck and the morning dog-walk... Blackpoll, finally, heard 1 song only while out with the dogs. I had one singing 8-9 May from the parking lot at work. Common Loon, 1 in full breeding plumage flying SOUTH along Black Oak Ridge just over the tree tops. Third record for the yard. Kudos if you get the subject line reference without Google. Dean Edwards Knoxville, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. 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Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace AT bristolbirdclub.org ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clemson, SC __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________ Subject: deadline approaching TOS/VSO Joint State Meeting in Northeast Tennessee From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey AT tricon.net> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 22:21:07 -0400 If you have simply put it off too long or forgot, the deadline is here to register for the 2012 TOS/VSO Joint Meeting which is being held next weekend (May 18-20) at Johnson City, TN. You need to get your check in the mail as soon as possible. The Tennessee Ornithological Society and Virginia Society of Ornithology will gather at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Convention Center. This is a tremendous opportunity for all birders. You will have an opportunity to bird with some of the best birders anywhere around these parts right here in our high elevations of the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains. Details about the event can be found at: http://www.tnbirds.org/Events/Springmtg12.html We have a really great crowd coming ! Wallace Coffey Bristol, TN Subject: Re: [Bristol-Birds] Blue-winged Warbler at Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area From: Rick Phillips <sunfish0501 AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 21:28:46 -0400 Thanks, James. I knew that was a real possibility since I didn't actually get a look at the bird. Good information. Rick On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 9:20 PM, James Neves wrote: > > Hi Rick, > > The bird seen this past weekend on multiple occasions by multiple > observers (Nora Schubert, Dave Kirschke, possibly Rick Knight, and myself, > among others) that singing the typical type 1 BWWA song in that exact area > of HCC was a phenotypic GWWA. I thought you'd like to know. > > James Neves > Athens, GA > Director Roan Mountain Spring Naturalists Rally > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Rick Phillips wrote: > >> Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area (Roan Mountain) >> Carter County, Tennessee >> May 10, 2012 >> >> I was photographing birds this morning at Hampton Creek Cove State >> Natural Area, at the base of Roan Mountain in Carter County Tennessee. For >> a good thirty minutes I listened to a bird singing a typical Type I >> Blue-winged Warbler song (beee-buzzzzzz). I'm familiar with the songs of >> the Golden-winged Warbler (which I also heard this morning) and Blue-winged >> Warbler. I would call it 100% Blue-winged, but never actually got a look at >> the bird. Golden-winged Warblers occur regularly in this area, but both the >> Blue-winged Warbler and hybrids have been observed here. The bird was along >> the right side of the entrance road between the old house ruins and the >> first big, red gate you encounter as you follow the trail up into the cove. >> Habitat was open with small trees and scattered blackberry. >> >> Rick >> >> -- >> Rick Phillips >> Kingsport, Tennessee >> >> > -- Rick Phillips Kingsport, Tennessee Subject: Re: [Bristol-Birds] Blue-winged Warbler at Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area From: James Neves <jamesneves AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 21:20:57 -0400 Hi Rick, The bird seen this past weekend on multiple occasions by multiple observers (Nora Schubert, Dave Kirschke, possibly Rick Knight, and myself, among others) that singing the typical type 1 BWWA song in that exact area of HCC was a phenotypic GWWA. I thought you'd like to know. James Neves Athens, GA Director Roan Mountain Spring Naturalists Rally On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Rick Phillips wrote: > Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area (Roan Mountain) > Carter County, Tennessee > May 10, 2012 > > I was photographing birds this morning at Hampton Creek Cove State Natural > Area, at the base of Roan Mountain in Carter County Tennessee. For a good > thirty minutes I listened to a bird singing a typical Type I Blue-winged > Warbler song (beee-buzzzzzz). I'm familiar with the songs of the > Golden-winged Warbler (which I also heard this morning) and Blue-winged > Warbler. I would call it 100% Blue-winged, but never actually got a look at > the bird. Golden-winged Warblers occur regularly in this area, but both the > Blue-winged Warbler and hybrids have been observed here. The bird was along > the right side of the entrance road between the old house ruins and the > first big, red gate you encounter as you follow the trail up into the cove. > Habitat was open with small trees and scattered blackberry. > > Rick > > -- > Rick Phillips > Kingsport, Tennessee > > Subject: Blue-winged Warbler at Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area From: Rick Phillips <sunfish0501 AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 21:10:25 -0400 Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area (Roan Mountain) Carter County, Tennessee May 10, 2012 I was photographing birds this morning at Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area, at the base of Roan Mountain in Carter County Tennessee. For a good thirty minutes I listened to a bird singing a typical Type I Blue-winged Warbler song (beee-buzzzzzz). I'm familiar with the songs of the Golden-winged Warbler (which I also heard this morning) and Blue-winged Warbler. I would call it 100% Blue-winged, but never actually got a look at the bird. Golden-winged Warblers occur regularly in this area, but both the Blue-winged Warbler and hybrids have been observed here. The bird was along the right side of the entrance road between the old house ruins and the first big, red gate you encounter as you follow the trail up into the cove. Habitat was open with small trees and scattered blackberry. Rick -- Rick Phillips Kingsport, Tennessee Subject: Two days, two night herons From: Marty <martydehart6 AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 19:47:09 -0500 Yesterday I was startled to see a Black-crowned Night Heron hunting in Richland Creek, right in the heart of Belle Meade (Nashville), Davidson County. Today I was even more startled to see a Yellow-crowned Night Heron hunting in that same Richland Creek, further downstream. This bird was in the creek under the trees in the newly created England Park in West Nashville. I saw Y-c Night Herons all the time when I lived in Florida, but this is the first one I've seen in Nashville. Marty DeHart Bon Aqua, Hickman Co, Tn =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird AT freelists.org. _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request AT freelists.org with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace AT bristolbirdclub.org ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clemson, SC __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________ Subject: Pine Warbler Hanging Out - Williamson County From: "Boyd Williams" <abw11365 AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 19:36:07 -0500 There was a PINE WARBLER in the spruce trees in my mother's yard in Franklin today for a few hours from about 2:00 until at least 5:00. Posed nicely for great extended looks. Boyd Williams Subject: Peep Show ! From: Tony King <tonykingbird AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 15:08:01 -0700 (PDT) Today, 1400 - 1600 ,had the best ever showing of shorebirds at Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery . Thank you Ron for your heads up posting earlier this week. Even the Red Breasted  Merganser was still there. The birds were mainly in the pond to the left side of the new barn in and around the families of Canada Geese .Plus two Green Herons...   Bird On ! Tony King Lenoir City, Loudon Co. Subject: Re: evening grosbeak? From: Chris Sloan <csloan1973 AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 16:49:48 -0500 It sounds to me like you saw a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. The males show quite a lot of white in the wings and back when they fly. Evening Grosbeak sadly has become extremely rare in TN and parts south. They are only reported every few years at best (I can't remember the last one). I haven't seen one in TN in probably 15 years at least. Chris Sloan Nashville, TN http://www.chrissloanphotography.com On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Kevin Breault wrote: > Carol, > > If you search for Evening Grosbeak online you will find several photos of > birds from the back, flying away and, I think, on feeders. One of my > favorite birds and now ABAs "bird of the year" and on the cover of the > current Birding, 44,2. I have seen many (ten states but not TN). Hard to > mistake the male. Great bird! > > Kevin Breault > > Brentwood, TN > ------------------------------ > *From:* tn-bird-bounce AT freelists.org [tn-bird-bounce AT freelists.org] on > behalf of Reese, Carol [jreese5 AT utk.edu] > *Sent:* Thursday, May 10, 2012 12:54 PM > *To:* tn-bird AT freelists.org > *Subject:* [TN-Bird] evening grosbeak? > > I am accustomed to seeing the occasional rose breasted grosbeak on my > feeders during migration, but never have seen evening grosbeak and am not > sure that is what I saw, since it flew just as I saw it. The back was > presented to me as it flew, and I had a quick impression of large white > patches, maybe on wings and back. No pictures I can find will show the > markings from the back with wings spread. > > > > The only time I have seen evening grosbeaks in Tennessee, it was much > earlier in the year, before things had leafed out, and they were in small > flocks, feeding in a big overgrown field, lifting and then dropping to > feed. They were very vocal. > > > > Anyone ever seen evening grosbeak (singular) on a feeder? > > > > "There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot." > — Aldo Leopold > > > > Carol Reese > > Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District > > University of Tennessee Extension Service > > 605 Airways Blvd. > > Jackson TN 38301 > > 731 425 4767 email jreese5 AT utk.edu > > > Subject: Re: evening grosbeak? From: Kevin Breault <Kevin.Breault AT mtsu.edu> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 21:33:47 +0000 Carol, If you search for Evening Grosbeak online you will find several photos of birds from the back, flying away and, I think, on feeders. One of my favorite birds and now ABAs "bird of the year" and on the cover of the current Birding, 44,2. I have seen many (ten states but not TN). Hard to mistake the male. Great bird! Kevin Breault Brentwood, TN ________________________________ From: tn-bird-bounce AT freelists.org [tn-bird-bounce AT freelists.org] on behalf of Reese, Carol [jreese5 AT utk.edu] Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 12:54 PM To: tn-bird AT freelists.org Subject: [TN-Bird] evening grosbeak? I am accustomed to seeing the occasional rose breasted grosbeak on my feeders during migration, but never have seen evening grosbeak and am not sure that is what I saw, since it flew just as I saw it. The back was presented to me as it flew, and I had a quick impression of large white patches, maybe on wings and back. No pictures I can find will show the markings from the back with wings spread. The only time I have seen evening grosbeaks in Tennessee, it was much earlier in the year, before things had leafed out, and they were in small flocks, feeding in a big overgrown field, lifting and then dropping to feed. They were very vocal. Anyone ever seen evening grosbeak (singular) on a feeder? "There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot." — Aldo Leopold Carol Reese Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District University of Tennessee Extension Service 605 Airways Blvd. Jackson TN 38301 731 425 4767 email jreese5 AT utk.edu Subject: evening grosbeak? From: "Reese, Carol" <jreese5 AT utk.edu> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 17:54:36 +0000 I am accustomed to seeing the occasional rose breasted grosbeak on my feeders during migration, but never have seen evening grosbeak and am not sure that is what I saw, since it flew just as I saw it. The back was presented to me as it flew, and I had a quick impression of large white patches, maybe on wings and back. No pictures I can find will show the markings from the back with wings spread. The only time I have seen evening grosbeaks in Tennessee, it was much earlier in the year, before things had leafed out, and they were in small flocks, feeding in a big overgrown field, lifting and then dropping to feed. They were very vocal. Anyone ever seen evening grosbeak (singular) on a feeder? "There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot." - Aldo Leopold Carol Reese Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District University of Tennessee Extension Service 605 Airways Blvd. Jackson TN 38301 731 425 4767 email jreese5 AT utk.edu Subject: Murfree Spring Wetlands - a few warblers, breeding collared-doves? From: Daniel Estabrooks <hyla514 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 10:23:44 -0700 (PDT) Murfree Spring Wetlands 5/10/12 Rutherford Co. I had four species of warblers this morning, which may be a record for me this spring. (Pitiful.) Yellow Warbler - 2 American Redstart - 2 Magnolia Warbler - 1 Cape May Warbler - 1 I also had a very fleeting glimpse of what looked awfully like a female Black-throated Blue Warbler (which would be a really good sighting for the county), but it disappeared into some shrubbery and was never seen again. This is now the second time that I've seen a Eurasian Collared-Dove in the exact same location back in the woods. I've never seen more than one bird, but I've flushed it out of the same place twice, separated by a couple weeks, and its location back in the trees leads me to believe there might be a pair breeding back there. Daniel Subject: Scissor Tailed Flycatcher - Late Post From: "kristybaker AT comcast.net"<kristybaker@comcast.net> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 12:03:43 -0500 On Sunday, May 6th, there was one Scissor Tailed Flycatcher on a utility wire at the intersection of Cason Lane and Old Kimbro Road in Murfreesboro. Time was 218 pm. This is by Three Rivers Storage across from where the "flooded fields" are in the spring. In my many sometimes daily travels of old Kimbro Rd, I've never seen one there. I have yet to see the birds on Old Salem Hwy and St Andrews this year. I worried when they put up the new McDs if they would return. Maybe they changed areas? Kristy Baker Rockvale, TN Rutherford County Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless Subject: Re: Blackpolls - no shortage in NW TN From: Bill Pulliam <littlezz AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 09:58:26 -0500 I got another private note from Henry County to the same effect. This suggests it is the weather and the landing patterns of the arriving migrants, not any real population effect, which is a good thing. This fine spring weather may be rough on some bird lists, but it is excellent for the migrating birds themselves! Bill Pulliam Hohenwald TN On May 10, 2012, at 9:49 AM, Mark Greene wrote: > > I have had more Blackpolls in my yard here in Gibson County than > normal as well so the shortage of Blackpolls would not appear to > apply to West Tennessee or at least northwest TN. > > Good birding, > > Mark Greene > Trenton, TN > Gibson County > =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird AT freelists.org. _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request AT freelists.org with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace AT bristolbirdclub.org ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clemson, SC __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________ Subject: Blackpolls - no shortage in NW TN From: Mark Greene <greenesnake AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 07:49:08 -0700 (PDT) I have had more Blackpolls in my yard here in Gibson County than normal as well so the shortage of Blackpolls would not appear to apply to West Tennessee or at least northwest TN.   Good birding,   Mark Greene Trenton, TN Gibson County