[tn-bird] Knoxville Chapter, TOS, Field Trips for May 2002
- From: "Harold W. Howell" <howellh2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 20:41:47 -0400
The Knoxville Chapter of TOS plans the following field trips for May, 2002:
Thursday, May 2, May 9, and May16, 8:00 AM. Field trip to Sharp=B9s Ridge.
Leader: Tony Headrick (687-9956). Meet at the ranger=B9s house. The walk wil=
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be along the road in Sharp=B9s Ridge Memorial Park. Spring migrants are the
object of this field trip. Orioles, grosbeaks warblers and other spring
migrants are expected.
For those members not attending the State TOS meeting, the American Museum
of Science and Energy (AMSE) in Oak Ridge has graciously extended an
invitation to KTOS to participate in their field trip.
Location of walk: Freels Bend, on 3,000-acre Three Bend Wildlife
Refuge, Oak Ridge DOE Reservation
Time: Meet at 7:00 am, Saturday, May 4
Directions to meeting place: Take Pellissippi Parkway off I-40 west out
of Knoxville, cross Solway bridge going towards Oak Ridge. Shortly
after the bridge take Bethel Valley Road exit (Do NOT go into Oak Ridge
downtown area!). Proceed on Bethel Valley to first traffic light. Turn
left on Scarboro road and park in parking lot behind building on the
corner.
Leader: Jim Evans, TWRA, 675-6836 (home)
Requirements: Call Lissa Clarke in advance at AMSE to reserve a spot and
give phone number (necessary for DOE security). (865) 576-3218.
Walk will be limited to first 25 or 30 participants, and likely
break up into two groups.
Target birds: Various raptors incl. Osprey, Bald Eagle, owls, hawks,
harriers; resident migrant songbirds, esp. those of shrub-scrub habitats
(Blue-winged Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Common Yellowthroat,
Yellow-breasted Chat); nesting swallows, Phoebes, Willow Flycatchers,
other flycatchers; waterfowl (esp. 3-4 species of herons); misc.
migrants passing through including vireos, warblers, tanagers, orioles,
thrushes; grassland and open area birds (Grass. sparrow, Bobolink,
meadowlarks, Field Sparrow, Indigo Buntings, bluebirds; Orchard Oriole,
Blue Grosbeak; Loggerhead Shrike; Dickcissel; other sparrows); hedgerow
species (Thrashers, catbirds) and misc. woodland species.
Sat. May 11. 7:00 am Field Trip to Cross Mountain . Leader Bob
Collier(938-4050). Meet at Ingles parking lot at I-75 and Emory Road at
7:00 AM for car pooling to the site. Target birds are Warblers, Tanagers,
Orioles, Grosbeaks and others. Bring insect repellent, lunch and a drink.
This is reputed to be one of the best field trips of the spring.
Sunday May 19. Field trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The
leader will be Harold Howell (690-6183). Meet at the wye in Townsend at
7:30 AM. Exact destination has not been determined, but will be set by the
weather and current birding conditions. Please bring lunch and water, and
be prepared to walk approximately four miles.
For any further information, you may call me at 865-690-6183 or you may
reach me via e-mail.
Harold Howell
Knoxvilld, TN
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