[TN-Bird] Re: Fulvous-whistling Duck seen
- From: Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx
- To: fekel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 17:43:57 EDT
In a message dated 5/18/2006 3:41:21 P.M. Central Standard Time,
fekel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Route 256
Robertson Co., TN
Thursday, 18 May
1:15-2:15pm
I arrived at the pond just a little before the men on four wheelers put the
fulvous whistling duck into the air. It performed well by flying for us as
well as doing some preening. This was a nice life bird for me although I have
seen many of them in captivity before. Three photos turned out quite
nicely, and will be better when I add them to my computer. A green heron,
Canada
geese and some grackles were also there along with several cattle egrets in
the field across the pond.
Road birding on the way produced one field between the two stop signs on 256
in which about 12-15 bobolinks were "doing their bobolink thing," but I did
not find them on the way back. Several bluebirds were seen on wires and a
catbird flew across the road in front of me on the way there. Quite a few
purple martins were evident; people out there put up nesting gourds and houses
for them. On the return trip, a gorgeous brown thrasher flew across and
landed
in a shrub with that magnificent long tail hanging in the breeze. What with
the mockingbirds seen along the way, it made for a perfect mimic thrush day.
A kingbird hovering over one field made the day even more exciting. A
red-tailed hawk was soaring near I-24 between Joelton and the Old Hickory exit.
The only thing missing was that I saw no meadowlarks or Loggerhead shrikes
in all that glorious countryside.
It all made for a nice couple of hours.
Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN
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