CTOS joined the Knoxville Chapter on Saturday, October 1, for a field trip to Seven Islands State Birding Park just outside of Knoxville. We identified a total of 49 species, and were led by Knoxville members Kirk Huffstadtler and Chris Welsh. Some of us met for dinner the evening before and had a wonderful time.
Here’s a list of the birds we saw:
Wood Duck
Wild Turkey
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Carolina Wren
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
American Goldfinch
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Brown-headed Cowbird
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black0-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting