Nashville, TN
Dec. 13, 2014
It was a chilly morning at Old Hickory Lake; nonetheless, thirteen birders gathered for a wonderful outing. Activity was slow along the Nature Trail, but a few highlights included brilliant views of a Pileated Woodpecker which landed on a telephone pole behind the woodlands and Hermit Thrushes and Fox Sparrows near the trail's entrance.
"Snow Bunting Peninsula" was a bit more productive. One Bonaparte's Gull and one Herring Gull were the only gulls in the vicinity other than the abundant Ring-bills. Common Loons were scattered around the lake, as well as both Horned and Pied-billed Grebes. A raft of Ruddy Ducks was a nice addition to the trip list, and not far away floated a lone female Bufflehead.
Overall, it was a nice morning! Thank you to all who participated! (List below.)
44 species
| Canada Goose - 2 Gadwall - 1 Mallard - 20 Northern Shoveler - 8 Bufflehead - 1 Ruddy Duck - 35 Common Loon - 6 Pied-billed Grebe - 20 Horned Grebe - 40 Great Blue Heron - 5 Cooper's Hawk - 1 Bald Eagle - 1 Bonaparte's Gull - 1 Ring-billed Gull - 100 Herring Gull - 1 Belted Kingfisher - 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 Downy Woodpecker - 5 Hairy Woodpecker - 2 Northern Flicker - 3 Pileated Woodpecker - 5 Blue Jay - 3 |
American Crow - 7 Carolina Chickadee - 15 Tufted Titmouse - 7 White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Carolina Wren - 4 Winter Wren - 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet - 10 Ruby-crowned Kinglet -3 Eastern Bluebird - 10 Hermit Thrush - 6 American Robin - 70 Brown Thrasher - 2 Northern Mockingbird - 1 European Starling -160 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3 Field Sparrow - 1 Fox Sparrow - 2 Song Sparrow - 5 Swamp Sparrow - 3 White-throated Sparrow - 6 Northern Cardinal - 9 American Goldfinch - 13 |
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| Herring Gull Photo by Chloe Walker |
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| Horned Grebes Photo by Chloe Walker |
Chloe Walker - NTOS Field Trip Coordinator
www.chloesbirdingblog.blogspot.com
