[TN-Bird] Migrants - Knox
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- Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:54:16 -0400 (EDT)
This morning (22 Sept) was the largest nocturnal migration I've heard
this season. Tons of Swainson's Thrushes, good numbers of Gray-cheecked,
a few Veery, and at least one Wood Thrush along with scads of warbler/
sparrow calls were heard around 6AM. Just before 7AM, there were so
many birds calling as they passed overhead, it was just one continuous
din. Most were passing rather high up... I tried to make a quick
recording but too low volume. No way to count them all either. At
first you could track individual (presumedly) birds across the sky
as they called multiple times, getting louder then softer as they
passed over... later it was just overlapping chatter.
Several still passing over in the fog after daylight. Before leaving
for work, I only managed a few Tennessee and one male Hooded Warbler,
a Scarlet Tanager, and a White-eyed Vireo in the yard with a few
Swainson's and 1-2 Gray-cheeked Thrushes calling further back in the
woods. The squirrels got all of the Black Gum fruit before it even
got ripe and the Mockingbirds got all the pokeberries so not much left
to bring the thrushes in close.
A small group of Tennessees were working the fields around the parking
lot at work as well.
Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN
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