[TN-Bird] TN River Gorge BBS Route
- From: "Tommie Rogers" <Bananaquit1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "TNBird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <TN-Bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 17:41:19 -0400
This morning I did the breeding bird survey along the Mullins Cove side of the
TN river. For the past 25 years, I have watched changes that occur from more
houses, more clearing, more traffic, etc.which result from a growing population
of humans. The river gorge was once a haven for nesting Neotropical migrant
birds. Some species are holding their on in areas which have less disturbance
by people. Some formerly present nesting species of Neotropical migrants have
not been present for years now, Cerulean and American Redstart for example.
Last year was the first year I heard no Yellow-billed Cuckoos along the gorge
route. Cuckoos were silent again today. There must still be a Yellow Warbler
somewhere along the shore. Prothonotary must be too busy to sing, maybe
feeding young. This just wasn't a good day for warblers at all, even though it
was sunny and calm.
If anyone would like to take this BBS route to love and cherish for years to
come, I would be glad to pass it along. It is a beautiful route and somewhat
peaceful, but forever changing. It is always amusing to see summer campers
sleeping in the narrow space between the road and shoreline where there isn't
enough space to fit a new house. Surely, someone can build a house out over
the water in those places.
Tommie Rogers
Marion county
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