NTOS Spring
Bird Count
May 5, 2012
The
Nashville Spring Count was held Saturday and totaled 164 species which ties the
highest for the last 10 years. Migrant numbers were low possibly due to high
temperatures and southerly winds for the past week. But early morning rains
kept it cool until it cleared off in the afternoon. Several waterfowl species remained, mostly at
Radnor Lake where there was a breeding plumaged Horned Grebe. Other highlights
included 1 American Bittern at Shelby Bottoms, 5 adult Bald Eagles, 1 late
Northern Harrier in Rutherford Co., 1 Black-billed Cuckoo in Cheatham Co., 7
Red-headed Woodpeckers, 2 young Pileateds being fed in a nest hole at Warner
Park, 1 Olive-sided Flycatcher along the Natchez Trace Pkwy., 8 Scissor-tailed
Flycatchers in Rutherford Co., 2 Loggerhead Shrikes, 1 Bewick's Wren, all the
thrushes (including a late Hermit), 1 Swainson's Warbler at Shelby Bottoms, 2
Ceruleans in Williamson Co., 3 Lark Sparrows, 2 Henslow's, 6 Lincoln's, and 30
Grasshopper Sparrows, and 45 Bobolinks.
Thank you to
all who participated.
Jan Shaw,
Compiler
Click
"Bird Count Results" on the right to view the complete results
