[TN-Bird] June 5th Pine Knob Kayak Trip @ Percy Priest

  • From: Charlie Dahan <cbdahan@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 13:59:43 -0500

Location:     Pine Knob Kayak Percy Priest
Observation date:     6/5/11
Notes:     Kayaking route map http://www.runningmap.com/?id=281776 -  7+
miles!
Number of species:     55

Canada Goose     5
Wood Duck     1
Mallard     30
Wild Turkey     3
Double-crested Cormorant     4
Great Blue Heron     60
Cattle Egret     1
Black-crowned Night-Heron     7
Black Vulture     1
Turkey Vulture     2
Bald Eagle     1 (Being harassed for 15 minutes by a Blue Jay.  The Blue Jay
was calling for back-up but no one came.  Must be the Blue Jay who cried
Eagle one too many times!)
Rock Pigeon     1
Mourning Dove     3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo     2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     7
Downy Woodpecker     5
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker     1
Eastern Wood-Pewee     2
Acadian Flycatcher     1
Eastern Phoebe     1
Great Crested Flycatcher     4
Eastern Kingbird     6
White-eyed Vireo     1
Red-eyed Vireo     10
Blue Jay     20
American Crow     4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     2
Tree Swallow     1
Barn Swallow     1
Cliff Swallow     1
Carolina Chickadee     53
Tufted Titmouse     21
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
Carolina Wren     14
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1
American Robin     2
Northern Mockingbird     2
American Redstart     1
Prothonotary Warbler     14 (They were everywhere and very vocal.  Lots of
great long and close looks)
Louisiana Waterthrush     1
Eastern Towhee     1
Field Sparrow     1
Song Sparrow     2
Summer Tanager     2
Northern Cardinal     32
Indigo Bunting     1
Red-winged Blackbird     1
Eastern Meadowlark     1
Common Grackle     8
Brown-headed Cowbird     2
Orchard Oriole     2
Baltimore Oriole     1
American Goldfinch     2

Charlie B. Dahan
Associate Professor MTSU's Recording Industry Department
Agent at The Roots Agency

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