* Tennessee
* Statewide
* 1999, March 09
* TNTN9903.09
- Birds Mentioned
Red-necked Grebe
Swan (Trumpeter/Tundra?)
Least Sandpiper
American Woodcock
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Merlin
Long-eared Owl
Rufous Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Marsh Wren
Sedge Wren
Pine Warbler
LeConte's Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
-Transcript
sponsor: Wood Thrush Shop, Nashville, TN., in cooperation
with the Tennessee Ornithological Society
RBA phone #: (615) 356-7636
compiler: Chris Sloan (chris.sloan@vanderbilt.edu)
transcribers: Chris Sloan, Paul Hertzel (phertzel@utm.edu)
remarks: The following is an edited version of the script
used by the compiler.
Hello, this is Chris Sloan and the BirdLine, sponsored by The Wood
Thrush Shop in Nashville and in Franklin, and the Nashville Chapter
of TOS. Bird Report 6, March 8, 6:20 PM. You may press # at any time
to leave a message, or you can email your reports to me at
chris.sloan@vanderbilt.edu. If you would like to receive email updates
of this report, email me at that same address. For all your wild bird
supplies, call the Wood Thrush Shop in Nashville at 356-7640 and in
Franklin at 595-6327.
A LONG-EARED OWL has been roosting in a pine stand in Sequatchie County
since February 25th, when it was discovered by a Chattanooga TOS field
trip. The owl was still present as of March 6th. Unforuntately, the owl
is on private property, and access is very limited. I'll update you if
this situation changes.
The SWAN in Bellevue has sparked a lot of debate as to its identity. I
believe that most of the evidence points to TUNDRA SWAN, but several
observers believe it to be a TRUMPETER. The bird was still present as
of March 8th.
The HARRIS'S SPARROW near Lawrenceburg was still present as of February
26th. RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS are still present in Murfreesboro and Nashville.
The CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD is also still present in Nashville.
We have a number of spring arrivals to report. Nashville's first
PURPLE MARTIN arrived at the Wood Thrush Shop on March 5th. On February
27th, a BROAD-WINGED HAWK and a TREE SWALLOW made first appearances at
Black Bayou near Reelfoot Lake.
ROUGH-WINGED and BARN SWALLOWS made first appearances at Mustin Bottoms
in Memphis on March 7th. Five LEAST SANDPIPERS also showed up at Mustin
Bottoms on the 7th, and a single bird was seen that same day across the
state at the Kingston Steam Plant.
Displaying Woodcocks are a sure sign of spring, and many are actively
displaying now all across the state. At least 6 were seen displaying in
one field in Sequatchie County on March 6th. Another sign of birds to come
was a PINE WARBLER coming to a feeder in Nashville on March 8th.
Black Bayou on the 27th continued to host SEDGE and MARSH WRENS,
LECONTE'S SPARROW, and AMERICAN TREE SPARROW.
On Wednesday, February 24th, 2 RED-NECKED GREBES were present at
Cherokee Dam, where one has been present off and on throughout the
winter.
A male BALTIMORE ORIOLE has been feeding in a yard in Antioch since
December 18th.
Two RED-TAILED HAWKS are building a nest in downtown Nashville near the
state capitol building, and on March 3rd a MERLIN was seen harassing
the pair.
The next NTOS meeting will be March 18th at 7:30 PM at Radnor Lake
State Natural Area, and the next field trip will be to Narrows-of-the
Harpeth and Montgomery Bell State Park leaving from the Cumberland
Science Museum at 6:30 AM on March 27th.
The first Louisiana Waterthrushes should be trickling in any day now.
Will you be the lucky birder to find the first one? Get out and see
what you can see. Thanks for calling, and good birding!
- End transcript
* The Wood Thrush Shop is located in Nashville, Tennessee.
* For membership information on the TOS see:
http://www.nashville.com/~edwin.gleaves/ntosbroc.htm
or http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~awjones/TOS.html