Shelby Park
and Bottoms
2012
September 22
On Saturday
morning a modest contingent of 5 birders came out for the annual NTOS Fall
Flock at Shelby Park and Bottoms in Nashville.
In addition to the large flock of AMERICAN ROBINs that swarmed over
Mission Hill, the path around the hill produced an unsolicited calling E.
SCREECH OWL, and later we heard several ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKs and saw two
SCARLET TANAGERs. Aside from the robins, migrants on our walk were dominated by
BROWN THRASHERs (at least 2 dozen), who seemed to be calling everywhere we
went, and GRAY CATBIRDs (at least 15 seen and heard). Transferring our walk to Phase I of Shelby
Bottoms, we found several SWAINSON'S THRUSHes, two INDIGO BUNTINGs, and a
SUMMER TANAGER. Along the Ecology trail
we heard a chip in the weeds that might have be a SEDGE WREN, but the bird
never popped into view. Warblers were dominated by MAGNOLIAs and AMERICAN
REDSTARTs. Those who stayed for the full walk enjoyed a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
along the Cornelia Fort trail in the woods of Phase 2. In all we totaled 39 species for the morning.
Frank Fekel
NTOS Field
Trip Coordinator