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Kingsport Birding Trail Updated January 2011

Presentation by Rack Cross City of Kingsport Development Services Coordinator. Kingsport Birding Trail Updated January 2011. The Kingsport Birding Trail, see what you’ve been missing!. Eastern Bluebird. Photo by Rick Phillips. What is the Kingsport Birding Trail?.

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Kingsport Birding Trail Updated January 2011

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  1. Presentation by Rack Cross City of Kingsport Development Services Coordinator Kingsport Birding TrailUpdated January 2011

  2. The Kingsport Birding Trail, see what you’ve been missing!

  3. Eastern Bluebird Photo by Rick Phillips

  4. What is the Kingsport Birding Trail? A ”Birding Trail” is series of places where the activity of bird watching or “birding” is done by bird watchers or “birders.” In Kingsport this is a collection of locations that are: • Guided by a map • Natural and built environments • Suited to watching birds!

  5. Scarlet Tanager Photo by Mike Poe

  6. The Kingsport Birding Trail is user friendly • Bird watching can be enjoyed by nearly everyone at nearly no cost • Enjoy a guided Bird Walk during Fun Fest • Visit a bird banding demonstration at Bays Mountain Park

  7. American Goldfinch Photo by Mike Poe

  8. Where is the Kingsport Birding Trail? • Finding the Kingsport Birding Trail is as easy as A – B – C …… D – E – F – G !

  9. Baltimore Oriole Photo by Mike Poe

  10. Where is the Kingsport Birding Trail? Allandale Mansion Bays Mountain Park Cattails at MeadowView Domtar Park Eastman Park Fort Patrick Henry Dam Greenbelt

  11. Red-winged Blackbird Photo by Mike Poe

  12. Allandale Mansion

  13. Eastern Bluebird Photo by David Grace

  14. Bays Mountain Park

  15. Scarlet Tanager Photo by Mike Poe

  16. Cattails at MeadowView

  17. Red-winged Blackbird Photo by Rick Phillips

  18. Domtar Park

  19. Bald Eagle Photo by Bruce Cole

  20. Eastman Park

  21. American Goldfinch Photo by Rick Phillips

  22. Fort Patrick Henry Dam

  23. Great Blue Heron Photo by Mike Poe

  24. Greenbelt

  25. Yellow-crowned Night-HeronJuvenile Photo by Rack Cross

  26. How do I use the Kingsport Birding Trail? • Choose a location on the brochure • Drive to the parking area • Explore the site

  27. Birdwatchers Photo by David Grace

  28. Birds can be seen on the Kingsport Birding Trail year round • Bald Eagles • Spring and Fall migrants • Summer and residential nesting birds • Overwintering Gulls and Waterfowl • Occasional rarities

  29. Ring-billed Gull banded Photo by Rack Cross

  30. How do I watch birds on the Kingsport Birding Trail? • Use the Kingsport Birding Trail brochure, available at www.kingsportbirdingtrail.com as a checklist and a guide to birds at each site • With or without binoculars • With or without a bird identification field guide

  31. Kingsport Birding Trail Special Events

  32. Kingsport Birding Traildistinguished quote “Birders like diversity. Diversity in the species of birds they observe and diversity in the natural and man-made habitats that support that avian diversity. Kingsport, and the surrounding area is a treasure trove of species diversity. It is possible for a novice bird watcher to easily identify over 100 species of birds in a year’s time in the Kingsport area. It is a great place to enjoy the pleasures of birding.” Dr. Fred J. Alsop III, Author of Birds of North America in association with the Smithsonian Institute and Professor of Biology at East Tennessee State University

  33. Cooper’s Hawk Photo by Rick Phillips

  34. Kingsport Birding Trail tips for bird watching • Keep a list of birds you identify • Wear neutral colored clothing • Limit use of noises and recorded bird calls • Give nesting birds and young space and quiet

  35. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Photo by Mike Poe

  36. Kingsport Birding Trail resource material Kingsport Public Library 400 Broad Street Kingsport, TN 423/229-9489 Kingsport Center for Higher Education 300 W. Market Street Kingsport, TN 423/354-5539 East Tennessee State University at Kingsport 1501 University Boulevard Kingsport, TN 423/392-8000 Northeast State Community College 2425 Highway 75 Blountville, TN 423/354-2429

  37. Bald Eagle nest Photo by Bruce Cole

  38. The Kingsport Birding Trail, see what you’ve been missing!

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