1976

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THE 1976 SPRING FIELD DAYS MORRIS D. WILLIAMS This year's total of 215 species is just one species short of last year's all time high count. If we could have included counts from Reelfoot, Lebanon, and Great Smoky Mountains, we could easily have surpassed the previous record. Counts from 14 areas are tabulated according to geographic position from west to east across the state. Two counts are listed from Columbia. I would like to suggest that chapters with such enthusiasm as Columbia conduct their second count in an adjoining area that is not as well known.

INFORMATTON ON

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MEMPHIS: 25 April. Shelby Forest to Coro Lake and Penal Farm. Cloudy: wind 15-21 mph. Memphis Chapter T.O.S., 3en B. Coffq, Jr., Compiler, 672 N. Belvedere, Memphis 3 8107. NATCHEZ TRACE STATE PARK AND FOREST: 8 and 9 May. Memphis Chapter T.O.S., Ben B. Coffey, Jr., Compiler, 672 N. Belvedere, Memphis 38107.

LAWRENCE COUNTY: 8 and 9 May. Helen and Lloyd Clayton in the Deedield vicinity; David Ihrie, Mark Reeves, Damien Simbeck, and Don Sirnbeck around Loretto; and Morris Williams at Five Points. COLUMBIA: 1st Count, 24 Aprip. (All day; rain in a.m. then clearing; 6 0 - 7 0 ' ) . Four parties with 1 5 observers: Kenneth Anderson, Dot and Ed Byassee, Mary and William Fuqua, Dan and Gaither Gray, Marsha and Olin Hotchkiss, Anne and Bedford Lockridge, George and Mark Mayfield, Allen and Diane Presnell; and two yard and feeder w a t c h e w J a c k Hughes and Cleo Mayfield.

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This count appears in the left column under the heading "Glu," and the following counts appears in the right column. 2nd Count, 7-8 May, 1 p.m. 1 p.m. clear; 40-68". Three parties with 9 observers; Rachel Garrett, Mary and Tom Guschke, Louise Hardison, Anne and Bedford Lockridge, George Mafield (compiler of both counts, Maury County Hospital, Columbia 3 8 4 0 1 ) , Delton and Paul Porter; and four yard and feeder watcher+Barbara Finney, Dan Gray, Jack Hughes, and Diane Presnell. Red-throated h n s seen by Mafield and Porters. NASHVILLE: 8 and 9 May, 2 days, midnight to midnight; clear, 10-70". 30 mile radius of Nashville. Clyde D. Anderson, compiler, 1214 McGavock Pike, Nashville 37216. The Snow Goose was one of the blue rnorphs. .In addition to the birds listed in the table, there were five unidentifid terns and seven Emjidmrrx. The Empidmux listed were identified by song. One of the very late Hermit Thrushers was banded. MURFREESBORO: 24 and 25 April. Fifteen mile radius of city. Windy, overcast; 5 1-70". Twenty-five observeh. Anne Hettish, compiler, 1018 Lawndale Dr., Murfreesboro 371 30.

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DECEMBER

1976 SPRING COUNT Ham U a t L a w

Cmmon h e n lied-throated b o a

Colu

Wash

Ghat

2

--2

3 Great Blue B e r n

Green Heron

6

20

Cattle Egret Sreat wet Bl.-er. liuht Heron

----

Y e 1 . c ~ . night Heron

1

h r i c a n Bittern

1 3

b a e t Bittern Canada Gooaa OOOBB

s94U

blallaM Black Duck Gaamll

Pintail

Green-winged Teal

Blue-winged Tee1 Northern Shoveler wood nuCk Bsdhend

Ring-neaked Duck Canvasback Greater Smup h a a n r amup Bufflahead N u d e Duck

75

-14 ---2 -33 -21 ---2 1 ----11

Goshawk

Sharpah. Hawb Cooper's &wk

--5 --1

Bed-tailed Hevk Bed-ahould. Hawk

3 1

Broad-winged Hawk Harsh Hawk

7 J

Bobuhite

--E 19 ---3

hnerican h o t

28

Killdeer

10 4 --

UBpreT

American Kestrel Ruffed Grouae

1 SsmipaMted ?lover

American Woodcock common Snip

Upland Sandpiper Spotted Sandpipr Solitary Sasdgper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Y e l l o r l e g s W c t o r a l Sandpip8r Baird's Bkadpiper h s a t Sandpiper Dunlin Semipal. W p i p r

r ' a Tarn Tarn

G&on

2

12 17

7

22

1

11

3

-15 --1

Cree King Bris E l i

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4

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2 1G9 21 13

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9

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2

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1976 Ham Hat

Caspian Tarn

B l a c k Tern Bock h v a n0up919g Yellow-billed

lash

Chat

King

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24

52

57 Cuakoo

Black-billed Cuckoo

aarn Owl

Bcraech

Inw Cnlu

91

Ow1

Great Hornsd Ovl Barred O w l

----1 2 1

1

a

60

9 Belted K l q f i s h e r Common Flicker n l a a t e d Jalaadpecker Red-bel. Uoodpeckar

Eel-M. .oodpcker le1.-bel.

3apaucker

H e i q Uoodpsckar Dodoodpseber

h a t e r a Kingbird

Gmat Cr. Blycatcher

h a t a r n I%oebe dcadian Flycatcher Jillor F l j u a t c h e r Lsaat Blgcetchsr Eastern iroc-3 rewee Ollve-sidM Blycatchr domed b k T r e e 3wallw aanh ~ w a i i o w

Barn Swallow C l i f f Bwallom Purple - t i n

15

12

16 24 4

-1

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J 3

--1 --1 22 ----9 10 ----

19 17

A 16 6

6

28

10

--? -6 ---

19

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Eli

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1 4 4

193

3 12

39 15

10 -1

5

25

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37

--2

4

3

1

46

-2 --4

33

109

43

52 3

3-

3 8

17

7

97

--

76

kmonxven

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w51+

--

253

Common Crow Biah crow

49

101

Caroliua Chickadee Tufted Titmme dht.-br. Xuthatch

55

--

140

26

67

Hed-br. Nuthatch Br.-head. Nuthatch Brom Creeper

1 2

Blue J

Houae Uren

Winter 'dren

B s d c k ' s dren

Carolina iiren hog-b. Marsh Wren

Short-b. k r s h Jren

nocklngbird

121

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5:

8

15 1

21

1

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70

78

12

20 20

22 28 165

m

1

11 1

Gnatcatcher

71

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33

Blue-gr.

-2

7

2

19 51

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41

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39 47

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92

36

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4 14

2 11

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52

2 23

29

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2

2

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288

406

37 25

23 2

37 5

74

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$:-

92

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Tellow-rumpad J a r b l e r B1.-th. Green Warbler Camlana J a r b l e r Blaekburuian Yarblar Ye1 low-thr. Uarbler Chestnut-ad. ;iarbler Bay-br. d a r b l e r Blackpoll darbler Flna U8rblar P r a i r i e darbler Palm ' J a r b l e r henbird Aorthern doterthFU8h

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la. laterthrush Kentucky J a r b l e r

80

--2 88 --- 171 -- 10 --- 27 a 1 6

3

39

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Common Yellowthroat Tellow-br. Ghat Hooded d a r b l e r Uilaon'e Warbler W a d a darblnr

Americas Radetart llouae jpnrrow Bobolink % m e n Haadowlark lled-winged Blackbird Orchard O r i o l e Xorthern O r i o l e Ruaty Blackbird Common Grackle Browr-hd. Cowbird S c a r l e t Tnnager

Summer Tanager Gardinal Roes-br. 3rosbeak

Slue Srosbealr Indigo Bunting Painted Bunting 3ickciesel

h e n i n g Groabenk Purple Sineh

Pins Simkin Amerioan :oldfinch Red C r o a s b i l l

RuZoua-sided Tnwhea 3avawah Sparrow S r s a s h o p e r Sparrow Vesper aparrow 3ark-eyed Junco Chipping Sparrow g i e l d Specrow .mt.-cr. S r r o u A t . - t h r . &Trow Lincoln's 3parrow !;.amp Sparrow 3ong R p r r o n

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TULLAHOMA: 15 May, 7 p.m. - 16 May 7 p.m. Cloudy with gusty winds and showers; $4-66'. Included Manchester, Wmds Reservoir, and Goose Pond. Debra Acuff, Bonnie Bacon, Carroll Barr, Stanley Barr, Becky Bingham, Ron Bingham, Effie Boyd, Mark Brothers, Sue Ellen Burger, Majory Harper, Betty King, Glenn King, Sanford McGee, Anna Parker, Jim Robb, Monty Wanamaker, Wanda Winnett. Golden-winged Warbler ( 5 ) and Rusty Blackbird (4) were deleted; no detaiLMDW. COOKEVILLE: 2 4 April, 7 a.m. - p.m., Fair, 65-71 ".Beulah Clark, Dr. and Mrs. J. 0.Curnrnins, Caprice Haile, R. T. and D. D. Hinds, Ernst Holzhausen (Dear Sir, I apologize for the fact that this is at least the third different spelling of your name that has appeared in The Migrant. I hope this one i s correct.-MDW), Mr. and Mrs. Prazier jaques, Bill Jones, Ray Jordan, Amy Johnson, Mildred Lassirer, Mr. and Mrs.T. B. Link, Dr. and Mrs. Sidney McGee, Mrs. T. Moore, M. R. Richmond (compiler, $19 N. Jefierson, Cookeville 38101), Roy SuIlivan, F. R. Toline, T h e h a Tinnon, C. and G. E. Warren, Marie White, Florence Williams.

CHATTANOOGA: 1 and 2 May, Hamilton and surrounding counties; rainy the lst, clear the 2nd; 10-71'; wind NW, 5-1 0 mph. LIoyd and Betty Anderson, Jim and Frances Barnwell, Gary Bayne, Branson Block, Kenton Dickerson, Ken and Lil Dubke, Jack Freeman, Ann Gibson, Daniel Jacobson (compiler, P. C). Box 6, WiIdwood, Ga. 3 0757), Janet Philips, Lee Shafer, Frank Ward, Dick Wodzenski, Roger Woodruff, and the many T.O.S.members attending the Spring Meeting. KNOXVILLE: 25 April, restricted to Knox County. Partly cloudy; winds up to 40 mph, average 16.7; 11-72".

Jeff Basham, Robert and Lavada Harris, J. C. Howell, Tony Kwlla, 3eth Lacy, Holly Overton, J. B. Owen (compiler, 2930 North Hills Blvd. Knoxville 37917), Polly Ryder, Mabel Sanders, Boyd Sharp, Alan Smith, Johneta and Louis Smith, Carl Swafford, Bill and Irene Williams, Morris Williams.

GREENEVILLE: 25 April, clear, 60-74" Thirteen observers. Richard Nevius, compiler, Rt. 6, Greeneville 37743. Goshawk was deleted; no detail*

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KINGSPORT: 8 May, hiidnight-Midnight. Count included that portion of Sullivan County lying west of Bristol Airport and Hawkins County. Overcast, mild winds, average temperature 5 0'. 1 10 observer hours, 175-200 miles. Fred Almp, Tom Bowman (compiler, Bays Mountain Park, Kt. 4, Kingsport 37660), David Coats, Marcia Davis, GIen Eller, Tom Finucane, Hayden and

Kitty Hannabass, Fred Hilton, Giynis Hooper, Bill Kappa, Dick Lura, Richard Lewis, Betsy Oglesby, Debra Patterson, Rick Phillips, Ann Switzer, Gary Wallace. In addition to the adult Virginia Rail there was a nest with five eggs and two young. The Barn Owls listed were all young.

BRISTOL: 24 April; clear; 12-83'.

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Judy Abbott, judge and Mrs. J. L. Cantwell, Mary E. Green, Ester Hilton, J. W. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Enno van Gelder, Diane Wilson (compiler). 0-5

ELIZABETHTON: 24 April; Carter and adjoining counties. Clear, wind mph; 47" (on Roan Mountain) to 83'.

John and Donna Adams, Fred Behrend (the last of many counts for him), Ed Davidson, Joy and Martha Dillenbeck, Tom Dosser, Helenhill Dove, Dave Edwards, Glen Eller (compiler, Rt. 3, Grandview Terrace, Elizabethton 37643), Harry Farthing, Sally Goodin, Lee and h i s Herndon, Danny Leach, Dick Lura, John and Carolyn Martin, Jake Slonaker, Elanore Smith, Glen Swofford, Gary Wallace, Jane Whitehead, Keith Young.

The Goshawk was seen by Herndons, Martins, and Smith in Johnson County where it had been seen earlier in the year several times. The Baird's Sandpipers were seen by Dillenbecks and Whitehead; studied 30-40 minutes as close as ten feet!

ROUND TABLE NOTE SECOND RECORD OF NORTHERN PHALAROPE IN NASHVILLE AREA-As we approached Green's ,Lake near Gallatin at 1 l : l o on 18 M a y 1976, we noticed a small bird swimming rapidly and erratically among drowned weeds in the shallow water at the upper end of the lake. .Using 7 x 35 Bushnell .binxulars, we identified the :bird as a phalarope. With a 20-4Tx Bushnell Spacemaster spotting scope, we were able to recognize it as a female Northern Phalarope (Lobipes lobatas) in breeding plumage. Af,ter identifying the bird, we approached to approximately 3 1 meters and studied the bird more closely. The beak was black, very slender and needlepointed. The crown and back of the neck were bIack wimththe black extending down the sides of the face to just below the eyes. The chin and upper throat were pure white. A brick red band crossed the middle throat, brightest red in front and shading imo the dark nape. The back was dark gray with golden, brown stripes. A blue-gray area in front of the bend of the wing shaded into pure white on the breast and belly.

Birders in Nashmville were alerted and several were able t o see the bird during the afternoon. The lake was checked daily for the next few days ,but we did not see the phalarope again. According to Parmer, Birds of the Nashville Area, the only previous record of Northern PhaIarope in the Nashville Area i s t h a t of Ogden who found two a t Bush Lake on 2 1 October 19 19.

PAUL. AND DOTCRAWFORD, Route 4, Gallatin

37066.