Tennessee (Statewide) RBA
June 15, 1999
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 22:30:48 -0500
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From: Paul Hertzel <phertzel@MAIL.UTM.EDU>
Subject: Tennessee Birdline 06/15/99
To: BIRDCNTR@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
- RBA
* Tennessee
* Statewide
* 1999, June 15
* TNTN9906.15
- Birds Mentioned
Tricolored Heron
Purple Gallinule
Laughing Gull
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Bewick's Wren
Song Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
-Transcript
sponsor: Wood Thrush Shop, Nashville, TN., in cooperation
with the Tennessee Ornithological Society
RBA phone #: (615) 356-7636
compiler: Chris Sloan (chris.sloan@home.com)
transcribers: Chris Sloan, Paul Hertzel (phertzel@utm.edu)
remarks: The following is an edited version of the script
used by the compiler.
Hello, this is Chris Sloan and the BirdLine, sponsored by The Wood Thrush
Shop in Nashville and in Franklin, and the Nashville Chapter of TOS. Bird
Report 14, June 15th, 5:00 PM. You may press # at any time to leave a
message, or you can email your reports to me at chris.sloan@home.com. If
you would like to receive email updates of this report, email me at that
same address. For all your wild bird supplies, call the Wood Thrush Shop
in Nashville at 356-7640 and in Franklin at 595-6327.
Please note that my email address has changed. The new address is
chris.sloan@home.com.
A pair of SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHERS appear to have taken up residence
along the north side of Mack Hatcher Parkway just east of Franklin Road in
Franklin. First discovered on June 11th, both birds were still present as
of June 15th, and the female appears to be working on a nest on the fifth
wooden electrical pole from Franklin Road.
On Saturday, June 12th, a single TRICOLORED HERON and a male ANHINGA were
seen flying into the large heron rookery at Heloise along the Mississippi
River in Dyer County. Additionally, an adult LAUGHING GULL was seen flying
down the river near the junction of Highway 79 and Great River Road.
On Saturday, June 5th, 2 LARK SPARROWS and a BEWICK'S WREN were found north
of Murfreesboro. Both species are usually found nesting in this area in
small numbers each year.
I also recently received yet another report of EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES in
the area, this time of three birds in the Gallatin area. I am not aware of
any confirmed sightings in Nashville yet, but I suspect it is only a
matter of time, and observers should be on the look out. Observers should
also note with caution that this species is very similar in appearance to
a common escaped cage bird, the Ringed Turtle_Dove.
I also recently received a late report of yet another PURPLE GALLINULE in
Tennessee during spring migration. One was found on May 27th at Kyker
Bottoms in east Tennessee. This is in addition to the previously reported
birds from Mustin Bottoms and from the Brainerd Levee.
A Nashville observer recently reported a SONG SPARROW singing in her yard.
Although common in the winter, this species was first documented as a
nesting bird in the Nashville area in 1970, but it appears to be becoming
a more common nester in this area each year.
The shorebirds will be returning in only a few short weeks. Exciting birds
are still out there waiting to be found, so get out and see what you can
see. Thanks for calling, and good birding.
- End transcript
* The Wood Thrush Shop is located in Nashville, Tennessee.
* For membership information on the TOS see:
http://www.nashville.com/~edwin.gleaves/ntosbroc.htm
or http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~awjones/TOS.html