[TN-Bird] Re: 7 Islands W.R. - 6/17
- From: Carole Gobert <cpgobert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Shane Williams <shanehwilliams@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Tennessee Bird List <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:42:21 -0400
I remember seeing Gadwalls at 7 Islands as well. Checked eBird and found that
I saw 5 on 12/29/07 and Mark Armstrong had a Red-headed Woodpecker last January
(1-16-10). No Buffleheads reported to eBird though.
Carole Gobert, Knoxville
From: shanehwilliams@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [TN-Bird] 7 Islands W.R. - 6/17
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:34:29 -0400
I dragged my nieces with me to 7 Islands (Knox Co.)
today from ~12:30 - 3:00pm. We walked the length of Kelly Lane and
back. The surprise was an adult Red-headed
Woodpecker near the end. I ran into Wayne Schacher
who thought it might be a new species for the refuge (it's not on the checklist
sign at least). After speaking with him I saw another woodpecker briefly near
where the trailheads meet Kelly Lane. It had a long beak with an overall
grayish
appearance and showed a whitish rump when flying away. I'm not sure if it was a
juvenile Red-headed or a badly lit Northern Flicker (I don't remember seeing
white secondaries). I also noticed Gadwall and Bufflehead were not on the
refuge
checklist sign at the parking lot--both of which I've seen here in the
past.
notables:
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-breasted Chat - ~9
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1
Indigo Bunting
Orchard Oriole - 3-4
Yellow-billed Cuckoo? - 1 heard once
Red-winged Blackbird
Tree swallow
Barn Swallow
Osprey - 1
Red-headed Woodpecker - 1-2
Shane Williams - Knoxville, TN
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