[TN-Bird] It's Cold But The Birds Seem To Know Spring Is Not Far Away
- From: "David Stone" <rockyturf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:58:31 -0500
I could not help but notice that even though we have had the coldest
temperatures of the winter lately, many birds are already thinking of spring.
I spent about two hours yesterday birding at The Honors golf course in
Ooltewah. I heard Tufted Titmice singing their mating or territory calls. I saw
the first big flock of Red-wing Blackbirds coming back. I also saw a Northern
Flicker going in and out of hole in a dead tree. During the two hours I saw a
total of 39 species. Misses I usually see were: Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern
Phoebe, Brown Creeper, Brown Thrasher and Rusty Blackbird.
Birds seen include:
Mallard
Wild Turkey
Great Blue Herron
Turkey Vulture
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
(the golf course lake is partially drained every winter and
that is what attracts them)
Morning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowed Kinglet
(several - unusual for me to see that many)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
David Stone
Ooltewah, Tn.
Hamilton Co.
=================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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
_____________________________________________________________
To unsubscribe, send email to:
tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
------------------------------
Assistant Moderator Andy Jones
Cleveland, OH
-------------------------------
Assistant Moderator Dave Worley
Rosedale, VA
__________________________________________________________
Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society
web site at http://www.tnbirds.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
ARCHIVES
TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/
EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES
Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp
Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif
Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com
_____________________________________________________________
Other related posts:
