This
page is for all members.
Anyone
who has photos of NTOS activities or interesting birds is encouraged to
add them to this page.
This
page is for all members.
Anyone
who has photos of NTOS activities or interesting birds is encouraged to
add them to this page.
Birds
(and
other living things)
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This photo taken by Mike O'Malley shows the recent exciting find at Radnor Lake. It is Tennessee's first record of a MacGillivray's Warbler which was first identified by Jan Shaw on October 25, 2003. After the word went out, birders from across the state (and beyond) flocked to Radnor to see this western vagrant, a close relative of the Mourning Warbler.
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Jeff Wilson first report the presence of 3 Trumpeter Swans at the new Lauderdale WMA on December 30, 2001. These were the first record in Tennessee for this species in 180 years, though a dead Trumpeter was found in Memphis a few years ago. Their presence created quite a stir among the general public as well as among birders. Reports about them appeared in several newspapers and at least one TV station. Using the numbers from the the adult birds' collars, Jeff found the two adults were both born in the wild in 2000, making them too young to have nested in 2001. Thus the immature was an unknown factor. Sadly, on January 13, Jeff reported the immature was missing and the adult female suffering from gun shot wounds to the neck. After an extensive search, the person responsible for shooting the swans was found and fined. The injured adult recovered from her wounds and eventually left the area with her mate.
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Phillip Casteel found this bird at Lake Sevier (the duck pond) in Shelby Park on 11/24/01. It was originally believed to be an immature hybrid of a Ross' Goose and a dark phase Snow Goose. The photo below shows its size relative to Mallards. Though not clear in the photos, the bird did have a "grin patch" characteristic of Snow Geese, but not found on Ross'. The structure, head shape, and bill shape are all characteristics of the Snow Goose. Since the only feature indicative of a Ross' Goose is its size, Jeff Wilson believes it is simply a "runt" Snow Goose, rather than a hybrid.
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Another small white goose which Phillip Casteel found at Sevier Lake in Shelby Park on February 3, 2002. This one definitely a Ross'. Photo by Chris Sloan |
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| Three summer residents of Shelby Bottoms.
These images were taken in early July 2005 in Phase III, the northern
end of Shelby Bottoms. From left to right: Tree Swallow, Northern
Bobwhite, Black-crowned Night Heron. |
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