January 16, 2016
Fourteen NTOS members carpooled together for a field trip of Robertson County TN which was led by Tony Lance. The temperature hovered around 35°f and the sky was overcast, but the camaraderie was warm and cheerful. After the field trip most of the members went up to Clarksville, TN in Montgomery County to see the Common Redpoll and the Ash-throated Flycatcher which have both continued in the area this past week.
Our first bird was a Peregrine Falcon, found by Cyndi Routledge! Tony said it was the first time he had ever seen one there. What a great start to the morning! A big thanks to all who participated and to Tony Lance for taking us to the hot-spots in Robertson County.
Below is the list of 45 Species we saw.
| Wood Duck - 4 Canada Goose - 16 Peregrine Falcon - 1 Northern Harrier - 1 Coopers Hawk - 1 Red-Shouldered Hawk - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - 8 America Kestrel - 14 Black Vulture - 7 Turkey Vulture - 2 Wild Turkey - 47 Killdeer - 34 Mourning Dove - 21 Rock Dove - 52 Belted Kingfisher - 1 Northern Flicker - 8 Downy Woodpecker - 2 Pileated Woodpecker - 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 8 Horned Lark- 236 American Crow - 21 Blue Jay - 24 Carolina Chickadee - 1 |
Tufted Titmouse - 4 White-Breasted Nuthatch - 2 Carolina Wren - 1 Eastern Bluebird - 18 American Robin - 171 Hermit Thrush - 1 Northern Mockingbird - 4 European Starling - 16 Northern Cardinal - 31 Dark-eyed Junco - 23 Lapland Longspur - 5 Field Sparrow - 8 Savannah Sparrow - 4 Song Sparrow - 5 White-throated Sparrow - 2 Eastern Towhee - 2 Red-winged Blackbird - 50 Brown-headed Cowbird - 22 Common Grackle - 1 Eastern Meadowlark - 15 American Goldfinch - 9 House Sparrow - 4 |
*Mixed Blackbird flock - 1000
** Common Redpoll
**Ash-throated Flycatcher
* Not part of 45 species count
** Found after the field trip in Montgomery County, Clarksville TN.
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