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At Rasar Farm near Elizabethton in Carter County, TN, I saw a Great 
Blue Heron, several Wood Ducks and a pair of Pied-billed Grebes on 
Sept. 6 during my lunch break. Water levels on the Watauga River and 
the pond at Carter County Rescue Squad pond were too high to produce 
decent mud habitat for shorebirds.

The grebes were almost frolicking. Several times they paddled along the 
water, almost taking flight, only to dive beneath the surface. They 
seemed to be having a great time.

I also noticed that the habitat at the National Guard Armory on Stoney 
Creek has been altered. This remnant habitat, once known for nesting 
Willow Flycatchers, was also a good place to get Yellow-breasted Chats, 
Common Yellowthroats, etc. It's been almost completely cleared out for 
an expansion at the Armory. There is certainly not enough vegetation 
remaining to attract chats.

At home in Hampton on Sept. 6, not too much evidence of migration. I 
did see a nice male Northern Parula, several Gray Catbirds and a few 
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.

Bryan Stevens,
Hampton, TN




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