Bells Bend
Park
Davidson
Co., TN
2012 April
14
On Saturday,
April 14, 15 eager birders showed up for the Nashville Chapter of TOS visit to
Bells Bend Park in western Davidson County. A group of young scouts and their
parents joined us for part of our stroll. The walk began with a SAVANNAH
SPARROW perched on a wire fence near the office building, but we missed hearing
or seeing HENSLOW'S SPARROWs. On the other hand, NORTHERN BOBWHITEs were very
vocal, and a male and female pair seen in the middle of the path provided
excellent looks. Singing PRAIRIE WARBLERs and COMMON YELLOWTHROATs seemed to be
ubiquitous, but seeing them took patience. BLUE-WINGED and wagging PALM rounded
out the warbler contingent. A male ORCHARD ORIOLE graced us with its song and
some brief views. Near the Cumberland River we found an OSPREY, EASTERN
KINGBIRDs, a flyby FORESTER'S TERN, and a DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT that showed
off it double crests.
Frank Fekel
NTOS Field
Trip Leader
58 species
Minimum
numbers are listed for several species
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 1
Northern
Bobwhite 11 6 seen including a pair on the path.
Wild
Turkey 1
Double-crested
Cormorant 3
Great Blue
Heron 1
Green
Heron 1
Black
Vulture 14
Turkey
Vulture 2
Osprey 1
Sharp-shinned
Hawk 1
Cooper's
Hawk 1
Red-shouldered
Hawk 1
Red-tailed
Hawk 2
American
Kestrel 1
Killdeer 1
Forster's
Tern 1 flyby on the Cumberland River
Belted
Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied
Woodpecker 2
Downy
Woodpecker 1
Eastern
Phoebe 1
Eastern
Kingbird 2
White-eyed
Vireo 5
Blue
Jay 8
American
Crow 4
Purple
Martin 1
Northern
Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree
Swallow 2
Barn
Swallow 1
Carolina
Chickadee 1
Tufted
Titmouse 1
Carolina
Wren 3
Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher 2
Eastern
Bluebird 3
American
Robin 1
Northern
Mockingbird 2
Brown
Thrasher 1
European
Starling 7
Blue-winged
Warbler 3 singing
Common
Yellowthroat 9 singing and seen with difficulty
Palm
Warbler 3
Prairie
Warbler 11 singing and seen
Eastern
Towhee 6
Chipping
Sparrow 1
Field
Sparrow 8
Savannah
Sparrow 2
Song
Sparrow 1
Swamp
Sparrow 2
White-throated
Sparrow 2
White-crowned
Sparrow 13
Northern
Cardinal 3
Red-winged
Blackbird 11
Eastern
Meadowlark 1
Common
Grackle 2
Brown-headed
Cowbird 9
Orchard
Oriole 1 singing and seen
American
Goldfinch 8
House
Sparrow 1
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