FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] Accidentally birding on way to work, Unicoi County, TN

[AHoodedWarbler@xxxxxxx]

I had an eventful drive through Unicoi County, TN, on my usual route to work 
this morning (Feb. 25).

In Limestone Cove, I counted 25 Wild Turkeys in the fields at Bell Cemetery.

Also in Limestone Cove on Lower Stone Mountain Road, I encountered a mixed 
flock of American Goldfinch and Pine Siskins. I didn't get an extremely 
accurate count, but I suspect that there were about 40 birds in the flock, with 
somewhere between 8-12 of them Pine Siskins.

I first noticed the Pine Siskins on a utility wire, but soon located the 
thistle socks in a backyard that were attracting this flock.

At the Erwin Fishery Park pond, a single drake Hooded Merganser was sleeping. 
The only other ducks were the resident Mallards, Wood Ducks and Canada Geese. I 
haven't seen any Gadwall at this location in several weeks.

Also in Erwin, I had a Sharp-shinned Hawk fly over the Food Lion shopping 
center along Main Avenue.

Bryan Stevens,
Hampton, TN
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