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August 21, Greenway Farm, 1:00 PM

9/6/2018

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Greenway farm is a large wooded park in Hixson, a part of Chattanooga north of the Tennessee River. It includes a dog park, walking trails, two canoe launches, fishing access, Chickamauga Quarry and a building available for meetings by Reservation, (423) 643-6311. Further information is available at:
 
http://www.chattanooga.gov/public-works/parks

Here is my story of a recent visit:
General Comments
The old cabin and the garden provided numerous photographic opportunities. I visited the canoe launch which provides creek access, Like the river, the creek was running high and muddy.
The old quarry proved very photogenic, with blue-green water and vertical rock faces. Sneezeweed (Helenium sp.) was prevalent along the path.  
I remember finding some interesting Paleozoic fossils here in past years, primarily Crinoids, Bryozoans, and Brachiopods. I would imagine that it is well picked over by now.
Species Noted
Goldfinch at gardens
Eastern Blue birds at gardens
5 Lined Skink at quarry http://srelherp.uga.edu/lizards/eumfas.htm 
​Unusual Stinkhorn Fungus



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9/19/2018 09:52:51 pm

The place is really breathtaking. I will be able to relieve all of the negative feelings that I have if I will be able to have some vacation on that same place. I can imagine myself being alone at night thinking about life and trying to figure out the things that I really want to pursue. This place will surely help me clear my mind. I do need this right now since I am full of negative thoughts. I need to be in a place alone so that I can make my life back on track again. I need a place to rest my soul and mind.

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Ray Zimmerman link
9/20/2018 06:31:20 am

Wow. and I just thought it a good place for a pleasant afternoon.

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Ray Zimmerman
9/23/2018 09:03:00 am

Research also takes place at Greenway Farm. These are excerpts from the Chattanooga Chat., October 2018 Issue, about to be released.

August 31
After a productive day banding on Monday (8/27), Wednesday (8/29) was slow (1 Kentucky Warbler and 3 cardinals). Today was better:
Hooded Warbler = 2
Kentucky Warbler = 1
Ovenbird = 1
Downy Woodpecker = 2
Northern Cardinal = 1
Carolina wren = 1
David Aborn

August 27
The first day of the 17th year of migration banding at Greenway Farm got off to a good start.
Hooded Warbler = 4 (2 HY males, 2 HY females)
Carolina Wren = 2
Canada Warbler = 1 (HY female)
Kentucky Warbler = 1 (AHY male)
VEERY = 1 (my copy of the annotated check list is still packed in a box, so I am not sure if this is an early record)
Northern Cardinal = 1
Song sparrow = 1
David Aborn

25 August 2018
Hamilton County, TN
I received a report from the Bird Banding Lab that one of the Tree Swallows I banded was found dead in Rocky Springs, AL. I banded the bird as a nestling at Chickamauga Dam in 2016, and it was recovered on July 10. The bird could have been migrating, but July 10 is a couple of weeks earlier than usual for the Chattanooga swallows, so I suspect it was breeding in the area. If so that means the bird dispersed 68 km!
David Aborn

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