[TN-Bird] Brown-headed Nuthatch (Cumberland Co.)
- From: Michael McCloy <prothonotarywarbler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 18:35:13 -0400
While conducting vegetation surveys this morning on Catoosa WMA (Cumberland
Co., TN) I was surprised to hear and then see a Brown-headed Nuthatch in the
stand I was working in (Fox Place, western half of Catoosa, UTMs 691358
3994234). This stand is part of the UT oak savanna restoration project, and has
been burned several years ago. The canopy is sparse, dominated by scattered
burned snags (both pines and oaks) with an occasional living oak as well. Being
new to TN I am not extremely familiar with this species' status and
distribution in the state, but a quick search of Ebird and a few other online
resources indicates that Brown-headed Nuthatch is a good find in this area at
any time of the year. In fact, this may be the first record of this species
listed on Ebird in Cumberland County (correct me if I'm wrong). Any other intel
or discussion would be appreciated!
Good birding all-
Mike McCloy
Graduate Research AssistantUniversity of Tennessee- KnoxvilleKnoxville,
TNmmccloy@xxxxxxxxxxxx(910)690-3142
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