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[James Brooks <comeback@xxxxxxxx>]

Washington County
Began Sunday at Plum Grove, off Tenn. Hwy. 107, and around the old 
Sevier Homestead found a huge flock of robins eating Dogwood berries, 
accompanied by about a dozen Cedar Waxwings. A little pishing brought 
forth a Hermit Thrush.
I've had reports of a Bald Eagle along the Nolichucky, but he wasn't in 
Washington County this day.
Unicoi County
At the city park pond next to the Erwin Fish Hatchery was the usual 
flock of Wood Ducks and about 3 pair of Gadwalls.
Carter County
At Watauga Point there was a large flock of Dark-eyed Juncos. There was 
not one water bird to be seen on Watauga Lake.
Washington County
Returning home I had juncos at the feeders. At dusk as I was about to 
leave for supper, a large bird with a heavy wing clap took off from high 
in the trees across the road, apparently eating Oriental bittersweet, 
flew overhead and landed high in the trees at the far side of the ridge. 
It was big as a goose, flying away it didn't have the downcurved wings 
of a heron, but did fly with an outstretched neck.
I saw it moving in the trees and hiked up the ridge with binoculars, saw 
its tail pumping as it moved around. Finally got a spot on it through 
the branches and confirmed my suspicions with the long red head, fat 
body and long, fanned tail of a Wild Turkey - the first new yard bird of 
about two years.
A nice end to a long day.

James Brooks
Bear Run
Malone Hollow
Jonesborough
Washington County


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