Birding in East Tennessee

Bird Report for Saturday, March 19, 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*

Rankin Wildlife Management Area (RWMA) [Cocke County]
Lat 36-03'-00"N, 83-13'-00"W*

Toby Rd [Greene County]
Lat 36-09'-00"N, Long 83-07'-00"W*

West Greene High School [Greene County]
Lat 36-12'-30"N, Long 82-40'-00"W*

Corby Bridge Rd (CBRD)[Washington County]

Sand Bar Rd [Greene County]

Hwy 160 [Cocke County]

Weather: Partly Cloudy upper 20's start, Mostly Cloudy Upper 50s (afternoon)

Species List w/ Notes

Canada Goose (CBRD)
Wood Duck (DCBSP)
Mallard (KBLR) - in flight
BLUE-WINGED TEAL (RWMA)
Wild Turkey - 2 (In field along Hwy 160, Cocke County)
Turkey Vulture (DCBSP)
BALD EAGLE (RWMA) - immature
Red-tailed Hawk (DCBSP) - unusually light
American Kestrel (Sand Bar Rd)
Killdeer (DCBSP)
LESSER YELLOWLEGS (RWMA) - 3
Least Sandpiper (RWMA) ~14

Wilson's Snipe (Toby Rd) Extra large group of Wilson's Snipe on Toby Rd
made them, err, well...Common. Total Snipe = 55 (along on small stretch of a
partially flooded field).

Rock Pigeon (KBLR)
EURASIAN-COLLARED DOVE (West Greene High School) â?? 7
Mourning Dove (CBRD)
Belted Kingfisther (Greene County)

RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (KBLR) - I have had a good run of Red-headed Woodpeckers since December of 2004. This is my third sighting in the third different county. Sullivan, Carter, and now Washington) **

Red-bellied Woodpecker (DCBSP)
Downy Woodpecker (DCBSP)
Northern Flicker (DCBSP)
Eastern Phoebe (Sand Bar Rd)
Blue Jay (CBRD)
American Crow (CBRD)
Tree Swallow (CBRD)
Carolina Chickadee (DCBSP)
Tufted Titmouse (DCBSP)
Carolina Wren (DCBSP)
Eastern Bluebird (CBRD)
Northern Mockingbird (DCBSP)
European Starling (KBLR)
American Pipit ~ 3 (RWMA)
Eastern Towhee (DCBSP)
Field Sparrow (DCBSP)
Savannah Sparrow (DCBSP)
Song Sparrow (DCBSP)
White-throated Sparrow (DCBSP)
Dark-eyed Junco (DCBSP)
Northern Cardinal (CBRD)
Red-winged Blackbird (CBRD)
Eastern Meadowlark (CBRD)
Common Grackle (CBRD)
American Goldfinch (CBRD)
House Sparrow (CBRD)

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

**Red-headed Woodpecker found on Keebler Road near the red barn on the west end (near Davey Crockett Park Road). It was observed flying back and forth between 2 power poles, down to the field, back to the pole, and then to the nearby tree.