[TN-Bird] Kingston Steam Plant - east Tennessee
- From: David Trently <dtrently@xxxxxxx>
- To: TN-Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 11:50:53 -0400
Kingston Steam Plant, Roane County...~30 miles west of Knoxville
(in case anyone wonders why I include this info in my first line of many of my
posts - try looking at a birding listserve for a state with which you are
unfamiliar, especially if you are planning a birding trip there. You
definitely need a map - and that often doesn't help. It's often difficult to
know which areas are anywhere close to where you plan to be.)
Yesterday, Sept 27 (5:30~8:00 p.m.), about 20 TOS members from Chattanooga,
Knoxville and Nashville converged on the Kingston Steam Plant to see what
winged creatures might be present. Shorebird numbers were low, but a bit
higher than reported there over the past couple of weeks. We did not see the
dowitcher Allan Trently reported there on Friday, but the SANDERLING was still
present. We did not walk up on the hilly area that is currently being reformed
by the staff at the Plant.
The one WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was unfortunately only seen by one person. I
think all the other shorebirds were seen well by everyone else. Evening offers
very good lighting for seeing shorebirds on the pond there.
As the sun was getting close to setting, flocks of CATTLE EGRETS were seen
flying along the Emory River.
No Brown-headed Nuthatches were seen, but we didn't go to that area until
dusk, and they may have already gone in for the night.
I didn't keep a count of individuals, but I'll report some numbers that I
remember.
Here are our lists:
BIRDS:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Redhead 1; probably the same bird seen there earlier in the summer
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret 3 flying down Emory River
Cattle Egret 75+
Black-crowned Night-Heron 10+
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey 2 or 3 still around
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Sanderling 1
Semipalmated Sp at least 2
Least Sp at least 3
White-rumped Sp 1
Pectoral Sp 1
Caspian Tern 2 or 3
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift only 1 or 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Willow Flycatcher at least 3
Barn Swallow only about 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Song Sparrow
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
NO meadowlarks! (Though we may have heard one)
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
DRAGONFLIES
Forktail sp. (damselfly, mature female)
Common Green Darner
unidentified Emerald or River Cruiser sp (big green eyed fly-by!)
Common Whitetail
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
meadowhawk sp.
Blue Dasher
Eastern (Common) Pondhawk
Wandering Glider
Spot-winged Glider
Black Saddlebags
Halloween Pennant
Calico Pennant
BUTTERFLIES (11)
Pipevine Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Sleepy Orange
Summer Azure
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Variegated Fritillary
Pearl Crescent
Common Buckeye
Viceroy
Hackberry Emperor
Sachem
David Trently
Knoxville, TN
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