[TN-Bird] Swallows, etc. (Greene Co., TN)

  • From: "Donald Miller" <pandion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "TN-Bird" <TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:51:28 -0400

July 21, 2007
western Greene County, including Wal-Mart Distribution Center (WMDC), the 
Joachime Bible Refuge unit of Lick Creek Bottoms Wildlife Management Area 
(JBR), and numerous back roads in Midway, Mohawk, and Warrensburg

observers: Virginia Fairchild, Rick Knight, Cathey Love, Don Miller

time spent: about 6.5 hours

A good day, with 60+ species of birds, 20 species of butterflies, and various 
other critters.  Highlights included

Northern Bobwhite
Great Egret (6 WMDC)
Green Heron (2 WMDC)
Red-tailed Hawk (5)
Solitary Sandpiper (3)
Eurasian Collared-Dove (adjacent to West Greene High School)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Eastern Screech-Owl (Little Warrensburg Road)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (2)
Red-headed Woodpecker (4 adults and 4 juveniles on Green Road)
Eastern Wood-Pewee (2)
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird (13)
White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Purple Martin (3)
Tree Swallow (96)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (at least 2)
Bank Swallow (834+, mostly in two large flocks on wires at JBR and nearby)
Cliff Swallow (5)
Barn Swallow (78)
uncounted swallows (many dozen)
Wood Thrush (2 on Oakwood Road)
Kentucky Warbler (2 on Oakwood Road)
Common Yellowthroat (20)
Summer Tanager (4)
Scarlet Tanager
Chipping Sparrow (3)
Grasshopper Sparrow (2)
Blue Grosbeak (at least 10)
Indigo Bunting (58)

Butterflies (complete list):

Spicebush Swallowtail
Cabbage White, Clouded Sulphur, Orange Sulphur, Little Yellow (JBR)
Gray Hairstreak, Eastern Tailed-Blue 
American Snout, Variegated Fritillary, Pearl Crescent, , Question Mark, Red 
Admiral, Common Buckeye, Red-spotted Purple, Hackberry Emperor, Carolina Satyr, 
Monarch
Silver-spotted Skipper, Clouded Skipper (WMDC), Sachem

Raccoon (3 JBR)

ticks: 1 or 2 :)

Thanks, Virginia, Cathey, and Rick, for inviting me along on your Greene County 
trip.  I had a splendid time.

Don Miller
Greeneville, Greene Co., TN

pandion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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