Davidson County, TN
September 12, 2015
What a beautiful and pleasantly chilly morning! Ten smiling birders met at the Bell’s Bend Nature Center. We had two brand new birders with us, a nine year-old and her mom who seemed to thoroughly enjoy the whole experience. The group decided to take the trails behind the nature center first and to try the sod farms later. The cool temps and light wind were refreshing. We saw 41 species (listed below), if we count a dead Ovenbird that was found on the road this morning by one of the birders. Highlights were a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, a Bald Eagle, and a Great Egret. Thanks to everyone who participated!
| Pied-billed Grebe Great Egret Great Blue Heron Bald Eagle Cooper’s Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Killdeer Tern (species) Mourning Dove Yellow Billed Cuckoo Ruby-throated Hummingbird Hairy Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Eastern Wood Pewee American Crow |
Blue Jay Carolina Chickadee Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing Philadelphia Vireo White-eyed Vireo Ovenbird (dead) American Redstart Black and White Warbler Magnolia Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Palm Warbler Common Yellowthroat Eastern Towhee Field Sparrow Bobolink American Goldfinch |
Tarcila Fox
NTOS Field Trip Coordinator
