Birding in East Tennessee

Bird Report for Sunday, March 13, 2005

Reported by: Rob Biller

Observer: Rob Biller

Area Reported:

Keebler Rd (KBLR) [Washington County]
Lat 36-12'-30"N, Long 82-38'00"W*

Davey Crockett Birthplace State Park (DCBSP) [Washington/Greene County] Lat 36-12'-30"N, Long 82-40'00"W*

Weather : Clear, Upper 30's (morning) to Upper 60's (afternoon)

Species List w/ Notes

Canada Goose (DCBSP)
Mallard (DCBSP)
Great Blue Heron (KBLR) - in flight
Black Vulture (DCBSP)
Turkey Vulture (DCBSP)
Bald Eagle (RWMA) 2 in flight, 1 full adult (white head and tail, 1 w/ only white head)
Northern Harrier (Smelcer Rd) - male
Red-tailed Hawk (Toby Rd)
Least Sandpiper (RWMA) - ~10

Pectoral Sandpiper (RWMA) - ~ 4

Ring-billed Gull (RWMA) - 2
Rock Pigeon (1st seen in Washington County)
Eurasian-collared Dove - West Greene High School - 2
Mourning Dove (KBLR)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (DCBSP)
Downy Woodpecker - (DCBSP)
Pileated Woodpecker - (DCBSP)
Blue Jay - (DCBSP)
American Crow - (DCBSP)

Common Raven - (DCBSP), - Probable - I thought this was odd but vocals and size of bird matched - the tail was more squared that I thought it should have been. I wasn't able to see the beak. If it was a Crow, it has a serious sore throat.

Horned Lark - (KBLR)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (RWMA) - 4
Carolina Chickadee (DCBSP)
Carolina Wren (Greene County)
Eastern Bluebird (Toby Rd)
American Robin (DCBSP)
Northern Mockingbird(DCBSP)
European Starling - most everywhere
American Pipit - (RWMA) - ~35 [That I was able to count with binoculars,
probably more)
Field Sparrow (DCBSP) many singing
Song Sparrow (DCBSP)
White-throated Sparrow (DCBSP)
Dark-eyed Junco (DCBSP)
Northern Cardinal (DCBSP)
Red-winged Blackbird (DCBSP)
Eastern Meadowlark (KBLR)
Common Grackle (DCBSP)
House Finch (Greene County)
American Goldfinch (DCBSP)

* Lat and Long are approximates that have been picked out of Delorme's Tennessee Atlas and Gazateer.