FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] Mutants are coming!

[JPMOYLE18@xxxxxxx]

While driving on Wilcox Drive in Kingsport, just south of the Eastman Credit 
Union, I was startled by the appearance of an unusual robin in the grass 
fields along the Drive.  It was one of a flock of 12 or more robins feeding on 
worms in the warm weather.  The bird had a nearly all white head, nape and 
throat, 
yellow beak (seemingly lighter that those of the others), white secondaries 
and a couple of white primary feathers when in flight.  A slight crescent of 
white came from the throat area into the top of the breast.  Just above and 
below the eyes there were slight smudges of gray.  It was truly a striking 
bird.  
Shortly, thereafter,  I was driving out Industry drive toward the west from 
Wilcox Drive.  Climbing out of the water of the Holston River near the 
Netherlands Inn, accompanied by similar sized Canada geese, was a goose with 
white 
head, yellow-orange beak and legs> everything else was as that of a Canada 
goose 
including size, gait and coloring.   The only deviation other than head, beak 
and leg color may have been a slightly thicker neck.  
The mutants are coming!!!  I also saw a kettle of black and turkey vultures 
on the northwest side of Bays Mountain.  It was comprised of at least 85 
birds.......they seemed about evely divided among the two species.   
John Moyle
Glen alpine Road, Kingsport
Sullivan County
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