[TN-Bird] FOS Migrants and SW Louisiana
- From: "Aborn, David" <David-Aborn@xxxxxxx>
- To: "tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 17:59:00 +0000
19 April 2014
Hamilton County, TN
16 April 2014
Vermillion and Evangeline Parishes, LA
While walking my dog at Greenway Farms this morning, I heard several FOS
migrants; Blue-winged Warbler, Gray Catbird, Blackpoll Warbler.
This past week, I was at the North American Crane Workshop in Lafayette,
Louisiana. Aside from being an outstanding conference, on Wednesday (4/16), we
had field trips to the White Lake Conservation Area, where Whooping Cranes have
been reintroduced over the past 3 years, and to the Lacassine National Wildlife
Refuge. For those that might be interested, my list from the trip is below (80
spp). We did see 4 Whooping Cranes (30 have been released), but did not get to
see the Whooping Crane nest; it is the first nesting in Louisiana in 70 years.
If they are viable, the two eggs should hatch in the next week or so. I also
added a new species to my life list; Fulvous Whistling-Duck, seen at Lacassine
NWR. Top it off with great Cajun food, and the trip was quite enjoyable, to say
the least! BTW, the next workshop will be in Chattanooga in 2017, so stay tuned!
David Aborn
Chattanooga, TN
Pied-billed Grebe
White Pelican
Anhinga
Double-crested Cormorant
American Bittern (several great looks)
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
White Ibis
White-faced Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill (saw a rookery at White Lake)
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Mallard
Mottled Duck
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler
Blue-winged Teal
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Harrier
Clapper Rail
King Rail
Common Gallinule
Purple Gallinule
Whooping Crane
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Pectoral Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Caspian Tern
Mourning Dive
Eurasian Collared Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Kingbird
Loggerhead Shrike
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Barn Swallow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
Marsh Wren
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Cedar Waxwing
European Starling
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Cardinal
Eastern Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Orchard Oriole
Eastern Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle (based on tail shape and length; we never got a good look
at the eye)
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Sparrow
House Finch
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