[TN-Bird] Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge, Knox County, east Tenn
- From: dtrently <dtrently@xxxxxxx>
- To: TN-Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 21:31:44 -0400
I visited (9:30-12:30 a.m.; 8-16-03) this refuge in east Knox County (off I-40
Exit 402, follow signs) to work on the park dragonfly and butterfly (17
species!) lists, but took note of the birds present as well. Many of the
species were singing.
Bird list:
Great Blue Herons
Bald Eagle 1 adult
N Bobwhites several calling, plus a male and female that got my heart going
when I walked close to where they had been.
Mourning Doves
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (3)
Chimney Swifts
Red-bellied, Downy & Pileated Woodpeckers
Barn Swallows
Blue Jays
American Crows
Carolina Chickadees
Carolina Wrens
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Common Yellowthroats
Northern Cardinals
Indigo Buntings
Blue Grosbeaks - there were a lot of these around. If you haven't seen one
before, it is hard to miss them here.
Field Sparrows (very vocal)
Song Sparrows
Brown-headed Cowbirds (not in danger of going extinct here!)
Am Goldfinches
Dragonflies:
Common Whitetail (5)
Royal River Cruiser (2)
Black-shouldered Spinyleg (2)
Butterflies:
E Tiger Swallowtail
Spicebush Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail
Checkered White (actually outnumbered the Cabbage Whites)
Cabbage White
Clouded Sulphur
E Tailed-Blue
Common Buckeye
Pearl Crescent
Question Mark
Monarch
Common Sootywing
Sachem
Least Skipper
Dun Skipper
Silver-spotted Skipper
Long-tailed Skipper
David Trently
Knoxville, TN
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