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THE MIGRANTA QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGYFIRST PUBLISHED, JUNE 1930PUBLISHED BYTHE TENNESSEE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETYFound& at Nashville, Tenn., 7 October 1915A non-profit, educational, scien&c, and conservation organization.EDJTORN STAFFEDITOR .......................................................................... GARY 0. WALLACERt. 7, Box 338, Sunrise Dr., Elizakthton, TN 37643"THE SEASON" EDITOR ............................................ FRED J. ALSOP, IIIRt. 6, 302 Evergreen St., Church Hill, 37642"STATE COUNT COMPILER" ......................................... RICHARD LURA1903 Eastwmd Dr., Johnson City, TN 37601OFFICERS FOR 1977-79PRESIDENT ............................................................ KENNETH H. DUBKERt. 1, Box 134-D, Ooltewah, TN 37363VICE-PRESIDENT, EAST TENN. ........................ .......... PAUL PARDUERt. 23, Box 93A, Beechwd Dr., Knoxville, TN 37920VICE-PRESIDENT, MIDDLE TENN. ............................ SANFORD McCEEP. 0. Box 475, Manchester, TN 37355VICE-PRESIDE,NT, WEST TENN. .......................... MARTHA WALDRON1626 Ymkshire Dr., Memphis, TN 38177DIRECTORS-AT-LARGEEAST TENN. ........................................... WXLLLAM BRIDGEFORTH7916 Jenkins Dr., Knoxville, TN 37921MIDDLE TENN. ................................................... MICHAEL, FILSON1671 Paradise Rd., Clarksvue, 37040WEST TEN,Nc ...................................................... MRS. JOHN LAMBLake Rd., Dywsburg, TN 3 8 024CURATOR ................................................................... JAMES T. TANNERRt. 28, Box 151, K n d , 37920SECRETARY ........................................................................ BRUCE WILgEY106 Palisades Dr., Signal Mountain, TN 37377TREASURER ............................................................................ RAY JORDANDepartment of Biology, Tennessee Technological University,CookevilIe, TN 38501Annud dm, $4.00; Sustaining, $7.T0; Life, tiOO.00; Student (under 18 ymrr), $3.00;Family, $5.00; (chapters m y collect additional fees to cover l ad erpmses). I h , ~wrtribntions,and lxqucsts are deductible from Federal income and esrnte ram. Back nurnbm may bchad from Dr. Jam- T. Tanner, Rt. 28, Box 155, Knoxville, Tenn. 37920. Corwpnd with theTreasurer for subzriptiom, mtmlxrships, and changes of ddress.Published quartdy (Morch, June, September. and D-bu). Printed by Mnlficooc Printingk, f09-111 Shelby Street, Bristol, Tmnmcc 37620, USA. Postage pnid d mdcd atEtizabcrhtm, Tcmeset 37643, U .U

THE MIGRANTPublished by the Tennessee Ornithologic~l Society,to Record and Encourage the Study of Birds in Tennessee.Issued in March, June, September, and December.STOI.. 49 MARCH, 1978 NO. 1SAVANNAH SPARROW (Passrrc~~lus sancfu'ichc~zsir.)NESTING IN UPPER EAST TENNESSEEFRED J. ALSOP, 111The discovery of thc nest and eggs of a Savannah Sparmw (Pnssrrr.~r!nssnndwicbcrrsis) on 2 July, 1973, established this spccies as a breeding summerresident in Tenncssee. Nor only does the Hawkins County nesting extc~ld thcknown breeding range of the sparrow morc than 200 miles further south, butit changcs its previously designated status in Tennessee of migrant and winter,v,isitor considerably.The prcscnce of Savannah Sparro\vs in a dry hayfield in Junc, long afterthey should have departed for nesting areas north of the Starc was dctcctcd bythe author as I sought to locate a nest of the Grasshopper Sparrow (Ayrzlnodramr~ssavannarhm) for photographic purposes. On 23 Junc 1 was walkingthrough thc field and watching rhe Grasshopper Sparrows make thcir shorterratic flights as I approached them, when 1 noticed one bird that had flown toa perch on a bnrdering fence was different from thc othcrs. A look through thebinoculars showed it to be a Savannah Sparrow. I was most surprised to find thebird herc, in East Tenncssec, at such a late date and dccidcd it must bc astraggler which had been unable to migrate northward. The next day, the 24th,I again saw a Savannah Sparrow in thc samc field. Thc bird waq alro prescnt onthe 26, 27, and 28th of June. I was stilI seeking the Grassl~opper's ncst on tlic29th of Junc when T flushed thc S~vannah once morc, but this tinlc thcrc wcrctwo nlorc with it. From a distance of no more than 75 fect I saw rhrce SavannahSparrows, all in adult plumage, sitting on thc barbed wirc fencc. Bs this timc Ihad spent morc than 30 man-hours in this field of approsim~tcly 70 scres andhad secn only a sinRlc Savannah and had nurcr heard all individnnl sing cvcnone song to announce its presencc. Thc same day I found the Grasshopper Sparrow'sncst and he Savannahs were temporarily put aside.On 2 July I walked out to the blind on the Grasshopper's ncst foilowins thetracks of niy car which I had taken through the field on thc 29th to carry thecamera equiprncnt to the nest site. A sparrow flushed from bcncath my feet andflcw to a nearby perch. It was an adult Savannah. A short search in the grassnear my feet produccd a nest holding three eggs. The bird had hccn incubatingon thc ncst which lay squarely htwecn the 4'6" track of my car! The incubatingbird and eggs were prescnt the next two days. 3 and 4 Julv. On 7 Jurythew werc threc young birds in thc ncst that looked to be two to three daysold. I set up a photographic blind eight fret from thc ncst and spcnt severalhours photographing the young as they werc being fed. The nest was similarly

1978 THE MIGRANT 3Geographically, the nest was located E. 82'42'41" and N. 3~~30'30" inHawkins County, Tennessee, on McPheeters Bend south of the Holston River.The property betongs to L. J. Blankenbecler of Kingsport, and lies approximately1.1 air miles south of Church Hill, Tennessee (9 air miles WSW of Kingsport) .The nest was in a hafield 400 feet west of Goshen Creek and 800 feet northof River Road at an elevation of 11 $0 feet. The Holston River ,bounds the fieldon the north.The A.O.U. Check-Iist of North American Birds, Fifth Edition (1917)gives thc southernmost breeding limit of Passerculrs sandwichmsis savaana(Wilson) as ". . . south to northwestern and central Ohio (Toledo; rarely Columbus),West Virginia (Maxwelton) , wwtern Maryland (Accident). . . ."The Check-list is obviously out-of-date as the following accounts will indicate.Chandler Robbins (personal communication) says, "Our Breeding Bird Survey(1970) shows the species as regular in Garrett County, Maryland, and therc isalso one spot in the Hagerstown Valley of Washington County that rcgularIypicks up a few individuals of this species at an elevation of 620 feet . . . as aresult of intensive field work we have found that the Savannah Sparrow nestsregularly ac higher elevations in both Montgomery and Howard County."George A. Hall (personal communication) states he has summer records for thebird as far south as Nicholas and Greenbrier Counties in West Virginia, ,bur ht.has no nests for these (Maxwelton is in the latter county). "The southernmostactual nest that I (Hall) have record of is in northern Pocahonaas C~unty.This would appear to be about 250 airline miles NE of Bristol." Burt Monrw,Jr. (personal communication) gives the following information about the birdin Kentucky, "Although no nests yet found, Savannah is now widely distributedin summer in parts of Oldham and eastern Jefferson counties near Louisvilleand considered as a regular summer breeder now." Fred R. Scott (personalcommunication) reporti that the first nesting record for the species in Virginiawas found two weeks before mine on 16 June 1973 in Highland County. Thenest, found *by Robert L. Ake, his son John, and Wavdl Foglernan, containedfour young ready to fledge. The Virginia site is approximately 200 airIine milesnortheast of the Hawkins County, Tennessee site.In an additional note regarding the status of the bird in Maryland, Robbins,with reference to Montgomery and Howard Counties, says, ". . . this bird iswell established in these counties at elevations of 500 feet and more; there arealso a few records in western Montgomery County down to 320 feet elevation.If we apply the rule that 200 feet difference in elevation is equivalent to 1degree of latitude, we would expect Savannah Sparrows to nest in suitablehabitat in eastern Tennessee at eIevations of 1000 feet or more. Your bird isprobably in the 1200 to 1400 foot range and so would fall within the expectedelevation. Accordingly, I would expect that further SeId work in the Kingsporcarea would show Savannah Sparrows to be much more widespread there thanyour single first nest wouId suggest."My own field experience, heretofore, with Savannah Sparrows in Tennesseehad indicated what others had said of its status in the State was correct; it isregarded as a migrant and a winter visitor. This status is reflected in the followingcitations: G. R. Mayiield (1931 ) October-April; open fields, grassy fields,and damp cut-over meadows. A. F. Ganier (1 93 3) abundant to common tran-

4 THE MGRANT MARCHsient; common to fairly common winter resident. B. P. Tyler and R. B. Lyle(1933) rather rare winter resident; found in open country. 3. P. Tyler andR. B. Lyle (1934) no record for the species in the summer within the 30 mileradius of Johnson City covered by their paper. L. R. Herndon (1950) fairlycommon spring and fall migrant, 14 March-I3 May and 21 Sept.-13 Nov.9. B. White ( 1956) uncommon migrant. J. C. Howell and M. Monroe ( 1957)winter resident, 16 Sept.-20 May. A. Stupka (1963) uncommon spring andfall transient; uncommon winter resident. H. E. Parmer ( 1970) winter resident;fairly common in migration; uncommon to sometimes rare in winter; 4 Sept.(28 Sept.4 May) 28 May. Most birds will still 'be found in Tennessee duringthe periods listed above, but what is the real status and scope of the populationthat may be nesting in Upper East Tenn~ssee?LITERATURE CITEDA.O.U. CHECK-LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS, FIFTH EDITION. 1957. TheAmerican Ornithologists' Union.A. F. Ganier. 193 3. A Distributional List of the Birds of Tennessee. TennesseeDepartment of Game and Fish.George A Hall. 2 1 July 1973. personal communication. Dept. of Chemistry,West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, W.Va. 265 06.Lee R. Herndon. 191 0. Birds of Carter County. The Migrant, 21 (4) : Y7-68.J. C. Howell and M. Monroe. 1957. Birds of Knox County: The JournaI ofTenn. Acad. of Science, 3 2 (4) : 247-3 22.G. R. Mayfield. 193 1. Field Notes on the Sparrows of Tennessee. The Migrant,2(3):16.Burt Monroe, Jr. 26 July 1973. personal communication. Dept. of Biology,Univ. of Louisville, Louisville, Ky. 40208.H. E. Parmer. 1970. Birds of the Nashville Area. 3800 Richland Ave., Nashville.Chandler S. Robbins. 27 July 1973. personal communication. Fish and WildlifeService, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Laurel, Maryland 20810.F. R. Scott. 8 Aug. 1973. personal comrnunication. 1 IF Kennondale Lane,Richmond, Va. 23226.A. Stupka. 1963. Notes on the Birds of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.Univ. of Tenn. Press.B. P. TyIer and R. B. Lyle. 193 3. Winter Birds of Northeastern Tennessee.The Migrant, 4(3) :29.B. P. Tyler and R. B. Lyle. 1934. The Nesting Birds of Northeastern Tennessee.The Migrant, 1 (4) :49-17.J. B. White. 1956. Birds of Greenc County, Tennessee. The Migrant, 27(1) :3-8.ACKNOWLEDGMENTSMy appreciation is extended to George Hall, Burt Monrm, Chandler Robbins,and Fred Scott for giving mc up-to-date information on the status of theSavannah Sparrow in their states. My thanks also to John Warden, E.T.S.U.Biology Dept., for his help in the identification of the vegetstion listed in thisnote.Department of Biology, Kingsport University Center, East Tennessee StateUniversity, University Ave., Kingsport 37660. Accepted 8 NOV. 1976.

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12 THE MIGRANT MARCHHelenhill Dove, Martha Dillenlbeck, Glen Eller (compiler-Rt. 3, Elizakthton376431, Harry Farthing, Sally Goodin, Lee Herndon, Rick Knight, JoyKyk, Richard Lewis, Vickie Lewis, Dick Lura, john Martin, Ed Schell, GlennSwafford, Gary Wallace, Jane Whitehead.Oldsquaw seen by Glen EIIer and Harry Farthing. Solitary Vireo seen byDick Lura, Rick Knight and Gary Wallace.BRISTOL-3 1 Dec.; 07:OO to 17:30; overcast; temp. 38-42'; wind NW,4 mph; 19 observers in 6 parties and 2 ,at feeders; 16 party hours (6 on foot,44 by car, 4 by boat, 2 at feeders); 209 party miles (11 on foot, I76 by car,22 by bat).Judy Abbott, Sally Bachman, Rockwell Bingham (compiler--2 16 MelodyLane, Bristol 37620), Rosemary Bingham, Edward W. Burke, Jr., J. WallaceCoffey, Bert HaIe, Mrs. Bert Hale, Ken Hale, Joe Jackson, Bill Miner, PaulNastatka, Conrad Ottenfeld, Mike Southard, Nancy Southard, Becky Southerland,James SutherIand.ROAN MOUNTAIN-2 Jan.; 07:45 to 16:30; cloudy with light snow; temp.6 to 22"; 7 observers in 3 parties; 20 party hours (11 on foot, 9 by car); 69party miles (9 on foot, 60 by car).Glen EIler (compiler--Rt. 3, Elizabethron 37643 ), Lee Herndon, RickKnight, Richard Lewis, Vickie Lewis, Dick Lura, Ed Schell.The BaId Eagle (adult) was seen by Ed Schell, Richard and Vickie Lewis.The White-winged Crossbills wcre seen by Dick Lura and Rick Knight.TWELFTH ANNUALTOS FALL SYMPOSIUM20-22 OCTOBER, 1978FAIRFIELD GLADEFifty rooms have becn reserved until 15 September. Each room has two doublebeds. Be sure to indicate that you are with TOS. Fairfield Glade is located sixmiles off 1-40 at Crossville, TN. The address is P. 0. Box 1100, Fairfield Glade,TN 385Sf (ph. 61 5484-7521 or in Tennessee call toll free 1-800-262-6702).For more details contact George R. Mayfield, Jr., Maury County Hospital,Columbia, TN 38401 or David Pitts, Dept. of BiologicaI Sciences, Universityof Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN 38238.

1378 THE MIGRANT 13MINUTES OF THE 1977 SYMPOSIUMAND FALL MEETINGThc t:.!cvcnth :Innuat Syrnpo\iurn and Fall 3leetinp of the Ttnnessee Clrnith~lo~ic.11Sncicty nras hold 10 September and 1-2 Occober at Natchez TraceStnte Park.The Tbartl of Directorr Vleeting n7as callled to ordcr at T0:30 h.M on1 Chtubur 1977 by thc Prcsiclc~it, Kenneth Uubbc.The Minute< of the 1977 Spring Mcctinx r,Trcre rcad by thc Secsctarv andnpprovd with one ndditian and onc correctiun. Thc nnme Don Harri~ whichaplwared in thc rcport of thc Conrervation Cornmitree was corrccrcd tn readT)on Hamn~cr. It wns i~~cnrporntcd in the Minurcs that diqcussions were held\vith reqpect to thu printing of a Specie< List for Thr' hfixrujrt.RFT'ORTS 01; OFFICERSTherr wcrc no reports from thc \'ice Prcqidents of Eart 2nd \Y'cqtTenne~~ee.Sanford blcGec, Vice Prcsiricnt for Xliddle Tunnrs~cc, rcpnrted that theHighlnnd Rim Chaptcr had heen working with the Scn~anee l:n~ironmcntalGroup .~nd othcr grotrps to inqure pratcction for Goosc Pond hinrsli. Kcn DuhkeSLISSCS~C~ th~t thc Cllfiptcr r,r.ork with Dr. Mayficld and the reqt of the ConsetvntionCommittee ro nq to keep rhem up to date. Sanford further rcportcd thatthe heron rookcry at Sinking Pond was secure hccausc thc propsed airport hadl~cen rcjccted and n,nuld bc built tithcr in TulIahnma or Wnnchcster instcad.Hc urged thc Cliapterr in MiddTc Tennr~

14 THE WGRANT MARCHthat they could, in turn, send their reports to him. Only in this way, he stated,could his reports to Gary Wallace be received on time and in polished form. Hereminded all present that the regional compilers were listed in The Migrmt aswell as the time periods during which reports should be assembled. He praisedregular contributors and urged everyone to send in any useful information whichthey could contribute.There was no report from the State Count Compiler, Dick Lura.The Curator, James T. Tanner, reported that he had received orders forthree complete sets of The Migrant. He noted that individual copies of lhckissuesof The Mdgrmf would cost one dollar except for photocopies of isues nolonger in print which would cost a dollar and fifty cents. The cost for a fullset was reported at about two hundred dollars. He closed by stating that thesupply was adequate to meet projected demand.There were no reports from ,the Directors-At-Large.REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEESThere was no report from the Finance Committee.George Mayfield, Chairman of the Conservation Committee, offered tworesolutions for consideration. Resolution number 77-2, concerning TOS oppositionto channelization in the Obion and Forked Deer Riwrs, was read. Dr.Mayfield moved that the resolution be adopted and forwarded to proper authorities.Fkn Cofiey seconded the motion and it was carried. Dr. Mayfield then readresolution 77-3 expressing strong TOS support for the development of anadequate ,Nan-Game Wildlife Management Program within the Tennessee WildlifeResources Agency. He moved that the resolution be adopted. Motion wasseconded by Fred Alsop. Motion was carried.John Sellars detailed the strong support and significant contribution offunds made in behalf of a Non-Game Program 'by the Lebanon Chapter. Heurged widespread support throughout the TOS.Ken Dubke noted the standing support of TOS for legislation establishingfederal matching funds for state-level program of non-game management andresearch. He also noted that TOS had joined a national coalition of conservationorganizations in support of non-game legislation and had written toCongressman Robert Leggett to express our views.Pony Chairman, Daniel Jacobson, recommended that, in many cases, it wasnot going to be feasible to conduct two-county forays because of an insuficientnumber of participants. George Mayfield moved that, in the future, theindividual foray directors ,be given responsibility for determining the arealcoverage and making sure there would be enough participants for two-countyforays. Motian was seconded by Sanford McGee. Motion was carrkd. Ben Cdeyurged that breeding 'bird counts be standardized in the foray arms and runconsistentIy. He further urged that any routes recognized by the Fish andWildlife Service be run. Daniel asked for help and suggestions on improvingforays in the future.

1978 THE MIGRANT 1 fThere was no report from the Certification Committee and the NominatingCommittee.REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEESWilliam Senter, Chairman of the Dixon Merritt Memoria1 Committee, wasnot present. John Sellars reported that he had talked to htr. Walker from theState Parks and that invitations-to-bid on the placing of the final plaque hadbeen issued.OLD BUSINESSKen hlbke and Ray Jordan explained that Morris Williams had completed aSpecies Index to Th Migrmt. They further explained that Morris had paid forthe printing of the index (100 copies) out of his own pxket. Ben Coffey suggesteda price of one dollar and fifty cents per copy. Ken and Ray jointly movedthat Morris be reimbursed the cost of printing the index, since it was to be aspecial publication of TOS, and that the price be set at one dollar and fiftycents per copy. Motion was seconded by Sanford McGe. Motion was carried.NEW BUSINESSKen and Lil announced that the Eagle-Osprey Conservation folders wereavailable and that, of the one hundred ddlars alIotcd for their printing, onlytwenty dollars had been required for the first 1000 copies. Members were urgedto take and distribute the folders to aid in TOS efforts to educate the publicand increase non-game awareness.A motion for adjournment was made and carried at 12:30 p.m.R. BRUCE WILKEY, SecretaryBOOK REVIEWA GUIDE TO BIRD-WATCHING IN EUROPE. Edited by James Ferguson-Lees,Quentin Hockliffe, and KO Zweeres. 1976. Charla Scribner's Sons,New York. 331 p. $9.95. Prepared by 19 well-known ornithologists of thecountries covered, the information, though sometimes brief, consists of accuratesummaries of the @ birding spots. This is not a b k to aid in the identificationof a particular species but a guide to finding each species in Europe. Notevery country is covered. Russia, for example, is omitted entireIy. One third ofthe book is dmted to %he British Isles and Scandinavia. Each chapter has amap showing the principal regions of ornithological interest and places specifi-cally mentioned in the ~ext. It tells where and when to look for unusuaI species,the location of nature rmrves and lists the major conservation organizations.At the back of the h k, a unique series of tables shows the status of the 432species that can be seen in the Eurbpean countries covered. This book is recommendedfor any birder traveling in Europe.

16 THE MIGRANT MARGHTHE SEASONFRED J. ALSOP, 111, EditorFALL MIGRATION: 1 AUGUST - 3 1 OCTOBERThis "Season" report must begin with our thanks to David Pitts for a jubwell done as regional compiler for the Central PIateau and Basin Region and ahardy welcome to Michael Lee Bierly who once again assumes .that position'stasks with this issue's report.The season was a wet one, but through the mins of Fa11 came the vanguardsof several boreal species and the promise of a "finch" winter. Red-,breastedNuthatches were reported in all regions of the State and their numbers expressedas "invasions" in ali but thc Western k t a l Plain Region. Purple Finchesarrived early and in gmd nunhers and along with Pine Siskins were observed ina11 regions of Tennessee. Evening Grosbeaks hve been scarce for the past twowinters, but are listed in this report from all regions except the WesternCoastal P1,ain.The summer's "explosion" of White Ibis into Tennessee continued into theFall with the species observed in 4 lacatmiions in the Eastern Ridge and Valleywhere some birds lingered for weeks, and with the occurrence of 2 birds nearLAanon in the Centnal Plateau land Basin. At least 9 DoubSe-crested Cormorantsspent some time in the two cenrraI regions. Cattle Egrets and 1 to 2 SnowyEgrets were seen in the Eastern Ridge and Valley where a Common Gallinulewas also found in Kingsport. Some of the most exciting finds of the season werebirds asstlciated with water environments and in addition to those cited above,included severad waterfowl and shorebird species. The "rarer" scoter species forTennessee were found in three regions with a Black (Common) Scocer in theCentral Plateau and Basin and 3 at Blythe Ferry in the Eastern Ridge andValley. A Surf Scuter was observed on Wilbur Lake in the Eastern MountainRegion. Piping Plovers were found in all rcgions but the Eastern Mountain,Buff-breasted Sandpipers and Wilson's Phalaropes were seen in the two centralregions, and Ruddy Turnstones were flipping rocks on Pace Point in the WesternCoastal Plain. A Whke Pelican was observed by many near H i w e Island.Caspian Terns were reported from all regions but the Central Plateau andBasin and the Least Terns m near Johnson City are a most unusual record forEast Tennasee.

18 THE MIGRANT MARCHVireo-Spawow: PHILADELPHIA VlREO: 18 Sep (2) SFSP (HSD, H3D,MW) , 20 Sep (7) SFSP (LCC, HBD). Tennessee Warbler: 30 Oct (8) SFSP(LCC, MCTOS). YeIlow-rumped Wahlcr: 1 Oct (1) NTSP (GM); 2 Oct(10) PP (DR J) . BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER: 2 Oct (1) towerkiH, NTSlP (GM). Black-throated Green Warbler: 28 Oct (1 ) M (BE), 30Oct (I) SF= (LCC), 1 Nov (1) M (LCC). Mourning Warbler: 7 Oct (I)M (LGC). Wilson's Warbler: 28 Oct (1) M (BBC). Ovenlbird: 17 Sept (1)M (HBD). Indmigo Bunting: 28 Oct (2) M (SF). Purple Finch: 30 Oct ( 11 )SFSP (HBD, SF, MW). Pine Siskin: 30 Ocr (3 1) SFSP (HBD, SF, MW).Song Sparrow: 9 %t (1) M (SF).Lordfims: Hopefield-west of Mississippi River, due west of downtownMemphis; Island 13, Mississippi Rivrr, Lake County; M-Memphis; NTSP-Natchez Trace State Park; PP-Pace Point; SFSP4heImby Forest Stare Park;TWA-Tigrett Wildlife Area, Dyer County; WNWR-Wapanwca NationalWildlife Refuge, Turrell, Ark.mscrvrrs: BBC-Ben B. Coffey, Jr.; GC--Greg Charbonnet; WGSW.Glen CriswelI; LCC--Lula Coffey; HBD--Helen B. Dinkelspiel; HSWHenryS. Dinkelspiel; SF-Sue Rrguson; JGH-James G. Holt; DRJ-Daniel Jacobson;TM-Tim Mann; GM--George Mayfield, Jr.; MM-Matthew McCarthy;WCM-W. C. McDaniel; BR-Betty Richards; AGAlice Smith; TOSTennesseeOrnithological Society; MPGPat Stallings; MW-Martha Waldron.MARTHA WALURON, 1626 Yorkshire Dr., Memphis 3 8 117.CENTRAL PLATEAU AND BASIN REGION-'Fall migration at bestcan ,be termed average. Generally no heavy concentrations of birds were noted.At season's end boreal species seemed to ,be staging a major invasion. Temperaturesaveraged warmer August and September, and -3.9 F ,elow normal October.Precipitation was a record for fall for the Tennessee Valley. Nashville'sforty-eight hour fall count 8-9 October totaled 140 species, average.Lm-Falcon: Common Loon: As reported last perid-~2 Aug (2-1)Percy Priest Lake (MLM), second summer record Nashville arm. DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT: All reports-15 Oct (I) Curdell Hull Lake (BJ);19 Oct (3) Old Hickory Lake (MPS). Least Bittern: 2 Aug (1 young withdown still on feather tips, wouId not fly when within 30 feet; 1 additionaIbird) City Lake, Caokaville (BJ), apparently species nested on lake. AmericanBittern: Second consecutive fa11 not recorded Nashville though searched for inusual locations. WHITE IBIS: As reported last period-I0 Aug (2) Lebanon(Harold Stanford, John Sellars, m ob), second "Middle Tennessee." BLACKSCOTER: 29 at-end of period (1 female plumage type) Radnor Lake (MLB,m A), first Nashville and third Tennessee record. Sharp-shinned Hawk: Totalten birds reported 21 Sept-14 Oct in Cannon G., Nashville area and Man-Chester. &per's Hawk: Total five birds reported 8-19 Oct in Cannon Co.,Grundy Co. and Nashville area. Golden Eagle: 12 Oct (I irn) Cannon Co.(FB), first for season and youngest plumaged they have seen there. Bald Eagle:12 Occ (2 ad, 2 im) Dale Hollow Lake (DRH), first for season for lake.Osprey: Total six birds reported 28 Sept-9 Oct Nashville area. PEREGRINEFALCON: 24 Scpt (1) Radnor Lake (MLB, m ob) .

1978 THE MIGRANT 19Shebirds: 2 2 species of shorebirds reportd during period. NoteworthywerePIPING PLOVER: 7 Sept (1) Gallatin (MFS) , seventh "Middle Tennessee"record, all Nashville area. Black-bellied Plover: I I Oct ( 1 ) Old HickoryLake (MLM, ME'S). Upbnd Sandpiper: 26 Aug (I) Balevue School grounds,Nashville (TMM). Sanderling: 11 Sept (1) Gallatin (WS, DRJ). BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER: 6 Sept (3 ), 11 Sept (1 ) &fierent ponds, Gallatin(MB, DRJ). WILSON'S PHALAROPE: 4-T Aug (2-1) Gallatin (DPC, BJ).Owl-W~xwiwg: SHORT-EARED OWL: 29 Oct (t found injured. laterdied) south of Shdbyville, Bedford Co. (John Burns, fide Bill Yambert) , early.Common Nighthawk: Large flmks--3 Sept (110) Nashville area (KAG); 5Sept (100) 1-61 and Mbury Co. (Louise Jackson) ; 16 Sept (200,100) .Nash-ville area (TNH, MPS). Red-headed Wdpecker: 9 Oct-end of period (many,"more than we've seen in years") Pickett Co. (DRH). YELLOW-BELLIEDFLYCATCHER: 21 Aug-18 Sept ( 14 hded) Nashville area (KAG, ATT,HJR), indicates species passed thm%h in good numbers. Barn Swallow: 29 Oct(1) Hillhro, GTundy Co (DRJ, m), late. Red-breasted Nuthatch: Maj~rinwsian-3 Sept (1) Woodbury (FB), first report for season Middle Tennessee;Nashville reports many at sunflower feeders; 8-9 Oct (17) Naslwille FallCount (NTOS), a record for count; numbers increasing at end of period.Bewick's Wren: 10 Sept (1) Nashville (TMM); 9 Oct (2) Sumner Co.(ME), regular breeding locations, only observations for Nashville Fall Count;24 Oct (I) Wdbury (SB); two regular lbreeding lma~ions now vaant Nashville.Cedar Waxwing: Iate Sept-end of perid (many) Nashville area (NTOS),after absence spring I977 of usual spring movement, good to see in number,flocks reported up ,to 210 ,birds; other scattered reports for fall Middle Tennessee.Warbler-Shrr0-w: In Nashville summer warblers mmd out quickly withcold spell in early Octobr. A typical October warbler day consisted of Tennessee,Magnolia, Black-thrmted Green and Bay-breasted. Cape May Warbler:Limited fall Nashville records. BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER: 16Oct (1 'banded) Two Jays Sanctuary (HJR), only about one fall record annuallyNashville area. Black-throated Green Warbler: More numerous fall Nashville,one ~bserva~tion 9 Oct (40, in one tree) Ashland City (Craig Empn).Muurning Warbler: 3 Sept (I banded) Two Jays, Nashville area (HJR); 3Sept (2) Columbia (Ed B~asse). Blue Grosbk: 9 Occ (3) Buena Vista (MLB,TNH, Bill Bfakeslee), latest NashviIle six days. Evening Grosbeak: Major invasion-1Oct (75 ) Nashlville area (fide MLM), first seasonal report MiddleTennemee; reports steadily increasing end of period. PurpIe Finch: By end ofperiod present Nashville normal numbers; scattered reports Middle Tennessee.Pine Siskin: Too eady to tell movement-19 Oct (3) Cannon Co. (FB), firstseasonal report Middle Tennessee; 30 Oct ( 5 0 ) Nashville (MLB), largest flockreported by end of perid. LARK SPARROW: 9 Oct (1) Shelby Bottoms(MIIS, DRJ) , latest Nashville by five days.Obrervws: FbFrancis Bryson; MLGMichaeI BierlV; DEC-Dot and PaulCrawford; KAG--Katherine Gdpasture; DRH--Dave and Robbie Hassler;TNH-Thomas Harston ; DR J-Daniel Jacobson ; B J-Bill Jones; MLM-

20 THE MIGRANT MARCHMargaret Mann; TMM-Tim Mann; HJR-Heather and John Riggins; NTOS-Nashville Cbapter Tennessee Ornithological Society; MPLPat Stallings.Cmrigmdatm-The(60) Smyrna, change credit MLB to MLM.Migrant, 1977, 48 ( 2) :48, Fox Sparrow . . . 20 JanMJCHAEL LEE BIERLY, 241 5 Crestmoor Road, Nashville 3721 5 .EASTERN RIDGE AND VALLEY REGION-White Ibis from hsr season'sinvasion spent several weeks at GreeneviIIe and over a month along theHiwassee River. Gerneraily poor shorebird conditions existed along the HiwassecRiver except for a field trip on August 27 which produced sixteen species.The annual fall trip to I-Iiwassee Island turned up at least three interestingspecies: White Pelican, Black Scoter, and Pijing Plover. Upper East Tennesseehad its first Least Tern and a Sharp-tailed Sfiarow was found for the secondconsecutive fall at Austin Springs. A Monk Parakeet was present in Knoxville.Before the end of the period Red-breasted Nuthatches, Pine Siskins andEwning Grosbeaks had moved into the region in good numbers.Grebe-Ibis: Horned Grebe: 31 Aug (8) KP (KPTOS). Bieddbilled Grebe:Regular from 3 Aug (1-5) SB, HRA (KLD). WHITE PELICAN: 30 Oct( 1 ) HI (TOS). Double-crested Cormorant: 26 Sept-20 Oct (I) KP (KPTOS);29, 30 Sep, 1 Oct (1) AS (RK); 6 Oct (1) ChL (JWS); 26-29 Oct (1) NL(DRJ); 3 0 Oct ( 1 ) HRA (TOS). Great Blue Heron: Through period (1-26)HRA (KLD). Green Heron: Regular to 4 Oct (1-21) SB, HRA (KLD); 28Oct (I) AS (SG, MD). Little Blue Heron: 2 Aug-10 Sep (3-6) SB, HRA(KLD); 19 Aug (11) CKL (BA). CATTLE EGRET: 16 Aug (9) CKL(BA, LID). Great Egret: 3 Aug-10 Sep (1-8) SB, HRA (KLD); 15 Aug-I Oct (1-3) AS (ETOS); 18 Aug (1) CKL (BA). SNOWY EGRET: 12Aug-27 Sep (1-2) SB, HRA (KLD). Black-crowned Night Hemn: 5 Aug-4 Oct (1-4) AS (ETOS); 27 Aug (I) KSP (DRJ, JWS), Yellow-crownedNight Heron: 5-26 Aug (1-3) HKA (KLD); 10 Aug (2) KP (RAP, TFL) ;14 Sep (1) AS (RK). Least Bittern: 17 Sep (1) AS (GE, RL). American13ittern: 27 Oct (1) AS (DL). WHITE IBIS: 3 Aug-7 Sep (1-2, im) HRA(KLD) ; 26 Aug (I im) SB (DRJ, GLB) ; 8-27 Aug (6, im) Greeneville (Dr.Royal Spees) ; 29 Sept (I irn) KP (F JA).Goose-Gallinule: Snow Goose: 17 Oct (1, dark morph) HRA (KLD); 3 1Oct (1, white morph) KP (KPTOS). Gadwall: 14 Aug (3) NL (DRJ).Green-winged Teal: 12 Sep (1) AS (RK). Blue-winged TeaI: 12 Aug-I0 Sep(1-127) SB, HRA (KLD); 3 Sep (131) FLL (PP). American Wigeon: 17Oct (46) HRA (KLD). W d Duck: 12 Aug (70) HRA (KLD); 27 Aug(37) SHL (JWC, David McPeak) ; thru-out period (20+) KP (FJA). Redhead:13 Oct (9) SB (KLD). BLACK SCOTER: 30 Oct (3) BIythe Ferry,HRA (TOS). Red-breasted Merganser: 29 Oct (3) NL (DRJ). Turkey Vulture:16 Oct (212) KCo (KTOS). BLACK VULTURE: thru-out period(8-10) KP (FJA). Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1 Aug (1) SM (RBW) ; 20 Aug (1)Amnicda Marsh (DRJ, MiPS) ; 25 Aug (1) Church Hill (RAP); 2 5 Aug(1) KP (RAP); 11 Oct (1) KP (RAP). Cooper's Hawk: 19 Aug (1) KP(RAP); 25 Aug (1) PB (RAP); 26 Aug (I) HRA (KLD); 28 Sep (1) SHL

1978 THE MIGRANT 2 1(JWC); 23 Oct (1) HRA (DRJ, UPS). Red-shouldered Hawk: 301 Oct (1)Boone Dan CFJA). Bald Eagle: I6 Aug (I) CKL (BA); 17, 18 Aug (1, irn)SB (KLD); 26 Aug ( 1, ad, had been around 1-2 weeks) HRA (Robert Arnoldfide (KLD); 28 Ocr 1, im) PB (RAP, TFL) . Marsh Hawk: 10 Sep (1) PB(RAP). Osprey: 11 5ep (I) NaL (JCH); 13 Sep (1) ChL (DRJ); 15 Sep(2) PJ3 (RAP); 9 Oct (2) ChL (JW6); 11 Oct (1) AS (RK). Sora: 13Sep-21 Oct (1-2) AS (ETOS). COMMON GALLINULE: 29-30 Sept (1)KP (Bill Kappa, Hayden Hannabass) .Phfl-Gd: SernipaTmated Plover: 6 Aug-1 Sep (1-5) SB, HRA (KLD);4, 8 Sep ( 1 ) AS (RK, E6). PIPING PLOVER: 3 Oct ( 1 ) HI (Jim and NancyTanner). American Golden Plover: 27-31 Aug (I) HRA (KLD, DRJ); 21at (1) HRA, (DRJ, WS) . Black-bellied Plover: 27 Aug (1) HRA (LD,DR J) . Common Snipe: 27 Aug (2) SB (LD, DRJ) . Spotted Sandpiper: 27 Oct(I) AS (DL). Greater Yellowlegs: 27 Sep (12) AS (RK); 28 Oct (1) SB(KLD) . Lesser Ydlowlegs: 5 -29 Aug ( 1 - 18 ) SB, HRA (KLD). PectoralSandpiper: 5 Aug-30 Oct (1-68) SB, HRA (KLD). Least Sandpiper: 5 Augendof perid (2-50) SB, HRA (KLD) . Dunlin: 24, 26 Sep (4) AS (GE, HF,m) ; 30 Oct (100) HRA (JW5). 5hort~billed Dowitcher: 27 Aug (1, bycall note) SB (LD, DRJ). Stilt Sandpiper: 27 Aug (1) HRA (DRJ). SemipalmatedSandpiper: 6-29 Aug (1-25) SB, JRA (KLD). Western Sandpiper:26, 27 Aug (1-3) SB, HRA (KLD, DKJ). BUFF-BMED SANDPlPER:26 Aug (2) SB (KLD, GLB); 27 Aug (2) HRA (LD, DRJ); 27 Aug (I)KSP (DR J, J WS) . Sanderling: 14 Aug (4) SJP (GE, RK) ; 16 Aug (2) SJP(SG, MD). WILWN'S PHALAROPE: 19 Aug (1) HRA (GLB, KLD). RingbilledGull: 14 Sep (1 ) CH (DRJ) .Tm-hrk: Forster's Tern: I I Aug (1) AS (RK); I I Aug-4 Sep (1-2)SB ( KLD, DR J) ; 28 Aug (2) NL (DR J, MPS) ; 14 Spp (2) AS (RK). CornmonTern: 22 Aug (I) KSP (KLD); 26, 27 Aug (I) NoL (JCH). LEASTTERN: 7 Aug (I) AS (DL); 8 Aug (2) AS (RL, RK, SG). Caspian Tern:14 Aug (I), 4 Sep (3) AS (DL, ES). Black Tern: 4-18 Aug (1-13) AS(ETOS); 6 Aug-1 Sep (1-6) SB, HRA (KLD); 12 Aug (1) KP (RAP);13 Aug (3) Dn (LMJ); 14 Aug (48) NL (DRJ); 28 Aug (3) SHL (JWC);16 Sep (6) FLL (JCH). MONK PARAKEET: 16, 17 Oct (1) U.T. PlantScience Farm, KG (FJA, LiD, KTOS, ABS, PP, J. B. Owen, Gary Muffly).Yellow&ilkd Cockoo: 3 Sep (a. feeding 3 young in nest) Da (LMJ). BarnOwl: 11 Aug (1) NoL (JCH); 5 Seg3I Oce (1) KP (RAP, TFL); 17 Sep(2) A5 (RK); 23 Sep (1) GKL (JCH); 28 Oct (1) NoL (JCH). CommonNighthawk: 23 Aug (600) K (DRJ) ; 15 Oct (1) JC (PR). Red-headedWoodpecker: 12 Sept (1, im) PB (FJA, RAP). Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: 27Aug (1) SB (DR J, JWS). OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER: 1 I Sep ( 1) JC(DL). Horned Lark: 24 Oct (3) Rockwood Airport (DRJ).SwdLnu-Warbler: Tree Swallow: 13 Oct (5) SB (KLD). Bank Swallow:4 Sep (I) SB (W). Rough-winged Swallow: 16 Oct (2) FLL (KTOS).Barn Swallow: 17 Oct (I) PLL (P JA, LiD). Cliff Swallow: 14 Sep (75 ) BlugCity (PC). Purple Martin: 12 Aug (3,100) HRA (KLD); Last 4 Sep (3)HRA (KLD). Common Raven: 5 Sept ( 5 ) Mendota, VA (RAP). Red-'breastedNuthatch: gmd invasion throughout region. Short-billed Marsh Wren: 26 Sep(1) HRA (KLD). American Rdbin: 18 Sep (10,000) B (JWC). Wood

22 THE MJGRANT MARCHThrush: 13 Ckt (1) CH (DRJ). Blue-gray Gnatcatcher: 30 Oct (1) HI(ABS) . Ruby-crowned Kinglet: 15 Sep (I ) NL (DRJ) . Water Pipit: 21 Oct(30) HRA (DRJ, MPS) . Cedar Waxwing: 19 Aug (3 ) PB (RAP). PHILA-DELPHrA VIREO: 3 1 Aug (I), 20 Sep (1) JC (SG, MD) . Cape May War-Her: 20 Sep (3) B (JWC); 12 Oct (I) KP (RAP). Blackpoll: 19 Sep (I)JC (SG, MD) ; 23 Sep (1) B (JWC) . Palm Warbler: 27 Oct (1) AS (RK].Mourning Warbler: 10 Sep ( 1 ) Da (LMJ) . Wilson's Warbler: 17 Sep (1 ) AS(RL, RK, DL, LRH).Bobolimk-Sparrow: Bubolink: 26 Aug (1) SB (KD); 1 Sept (I) KP (RAP);19 Sep (4) K (Len Hurley). Northern Oriole: 24 Scp (I) AS (SB, RL).Common Grackle: 18 Sep ( 15 0,000) B (JWC). Brown-headed Cowbird: 18Sep (40,000) B (JWC) . Scarlet Tanager: 5 at (1) JC (SG). Evening Gros-beak: 6 Oct (3) K (Mrs. W. F. Vaughan) ; scattered reports throughout region.Blue Grosbeak: 18 Aug (I male, 1 female, 3 fledglings) PB (RAP). SHARP-TAILED SPARROW: 24 Sep (I ) AS (GE, HF) . Vesper Sparrow: 30 Sep-27at ( 1-6) AS (ETOS) ; 27 Oct (3) SB (KD) . White-crowned Sparrow: 2 Oct(4) PB (RAP, TFL) ; 7 Oct (1 ) AS (SG, MD) . White-throated Sparrow: 24Sep (1) AS (SG, RL). LINCOLN'S SPARROW: 18 Sep (1) AS (DL, LRH) ;3 0 S p (2) AS (MD, SG) ; 2 Oct (7-banded) PB (RAP, TFL) . Swamp Spar-row: 3 Oct (1 ) CH (DRJ) .Additimd symholb used: Ens-immature;ad-adult.Lecatims: AsAustin Springs; LBristol; CH-Chattanwga; ChL-Chickamauga Lake; CKL-+Cherokee Lake; Da-Daus; FLL-Ft. Loudon Lake;HI-Hiwassee TsIand; HRA-Hiwassw River Area; JC-Johnson City; KP-Kingsport; KSP-Kingston Steam Plant; KCwKnox County; K-Knoxville;NL-Nickajack Lake; NoL-Norris Lake; PMhipp's Bend; SJP-St. John'sPond; SB-Savannah Bay; SM-Signal Mountain; SHL-South Holston Lake.Observers: BA-Buddy Adkisson; FJA4red J. Alsop; GLWary L.Bayne; JWC-J. Wallace Coffey; MD-Martha Dillenbeck; KD-Ken Dubke;KLD-Ken and Lil Dubke; LD-Li1 Dubke; LiD-Linda DuIey; ETOSElizalbethton TOS; GE-Glen Eller; HF-Harry Farthing; SG-Sally Goodin;LRH-Lee R. Herndon; JCH-J. C. Howell; DRJ-Daniel R. Jacobson;LMJ-Lemuel M. Jacobson; KPTOS--Kingsport TOS; RK-Rick Knight;KT-Knoxville TOS; TFL-Tom F. Laughlin; RL-Richar,d Lewis; DL---Dick Lura; PP4aul Pardue; RAP-Rick A. Phillips; PR4Pete Range; E&Ed Schell; ABGBoyd Sharp; MPS--Pat Stallings; JWS-Jowayne Stone; TOS-Hiwassee Island Barge Trip; RBW-R. Bruce Wilkey.DANIEL R. JACOBSON, Route 1, Box 477, Wildwood, GA 30757.Corrections: Val. 48, pap 10 Season Report, Eastern Ridge and Valley Region,under observers reads: RBW-Wick Wodzenski. It should read: RBW-R. BruceWilkey. Vol. 48, page 105 reads as follows: Vulture-Phalarope: through period(28) PB (RAP, TFL). It should read: Vdture-Pkularoje: Black Vulture:through period (28) PB (RAP, TFL) .EASTERN MOUNTAIN REGION-The weather for the region wasnorma1 temperatures for the entire period with all three months recording ahveaverage rainfall. The first cold spell was not until the second week of October,with the first killing frost coming on the 1 r th.

CONTENTSA Guide to Bird-Watching in Europe. Gary 0. Wallact. ..,..'.:.i~ SEASON. Edited 1by Fred J. AlsWwrn Coastal Plain Region. Marthq?