NTOS Meeting – December 16th at 7 pm
Please join the Nashville chapter of TOS for our monthly meeting on Thursday, Dec 16 at the Radnor Lake State Park visitor’s center, 1160 Otter Creek Road. We will gather at 7:00 and the meeting will start at 7:15. Ken Oeser will be giving this month’s program. He will share photos from his trip through the many diverse habitats of Peru and parts of Bolivia. His travels included the coastal areas near Lima and the jungle destinations of Manu National Park and the Heath River Wildlife Center on the border of Bolivia. He spent time in the highlands from Cusco to many Mayan ruins all the way to Machu Picchu. On this journey, he saw an amazing 333 bird species in Peru and 115 species in Bolivia, as well as many mammals. Our treasurer, Pam Lasley, wanted to remind everyone that NTOS dues are payable annually on Jan 1. She will
NTOS CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS
NTOS will participate in Audubon's 122nd annual Christmas Bird Count once again this year!! Our 'land' count will take place on Saturday, December 18th and the 'lake' count on January 1, 2022. If you're interested in participating in one or both counts please contact Cyndi Routledge - routledges@bellsouth.net and she'll make it happen. It's always a fun and exciting time...friends and birds, there's nothing better!!
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ACTION ALERT OCTOBER 11, 2021 "Recovering America's Wildlife Act 2021" “A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make supplemental funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies, and for other purposes” has been introduced in both the U. S. House of Representatives (HR – 2773) and the U. S. Senate (S.2372). The bill is known by its short title “Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2021.” The Senate version currently has 28 co-sponsors (14 Republicans, 13 Democrats and 1 Independent), while the House version currently has 128 co-sponsors (96 Democrats and 29 Republicans). The Act would provide 1.3
Results of 2021 Fall Bird Count
Here are the results of the fall 2021 count for Davidson and surrounding areas. Highlights were a ruddy turnstone in the Old Hickory area, a handful of red-headed woodpeckers in Cheatham County, and an influx of blue jays everywhere. 58 members took part in the count. Canada Goose 143 Wood Duck 18 Gadwall 4 American Wigeon 1 Mallard 235 Blue-winged Teal 41 Lesser Scaup 1 Wild Turkey 72 Pied-billed Grebe 8 Double-crested Cormorant 162 American White Pelican 5 Great Blue Heron 46 Great Egret 37 Green Heron 2 Black-crowned Night-Heron 2 Black Vulture 170 Turkey Vulture 60 Osprey 5 Northern Harrier 1 Cooper's Hawk 6 Accipiter Species 1 Bald Eagle 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 12 Red-tailed Hawk 14 American Coot 69 Killdeer 94 Spotted Sandpiper 5 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Ruddy Turnstone 1 Ring-billed Gull 41 Rock Pigeon 133 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Mourning Dove 124 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 6 Eastern Screech-Owl 3 Great Horned
Call for Volunteer at the Purple Martin Roost in Nashville…
Warner Park is looking for volunteers to visit the Purple Martin roost in downtown Nashville nightly, to monitor activity educate the public and report observations back to Warner Park. Information and sign-up forms can be found at this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4da5ac2da3f8c34-purple1 Additional information can be obtained by contacting Warner Park.
Spectacular Purple Martin Show is underway in Nashville…
The annual spectacular gathering of Purple Martins is underway in the trees outside the Nashville Symphony. In 2020,an estimated 100,000-150,000 martins roosted in trees around the Nashville Symphony Center (36.1601, -86.7762) and this year is shaping up to be even more incredible. The Martin will continue to gather there through early September. They begin swirling in about 30 minutes before sunset and continue until dark when the last of them drop in for htenight. It's a sight to behold and we invite you to come out and enjoy nature's show.