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["Anthony Whitted" <doug@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello TN birders,
After hearing from Nell Moore, I headed to Cove Lake State Park in
Caryville, TN. to see the Ross's Goose and as always she was right.  It was
a beautiful adult with all of the identifying characteristics.  I saw the
bird from 5:00pm to 5:30pm at less than 50 yards away.  I've seen it out of
the state a few times but I finally got my state bird today.  Thanks Nell.
Anthony Whitted
Knoxville, TN.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jimi Moore <jimimoore@xxxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 1:14 PM
Subject: [tn-bird] "Snowy" Ross's Goose/Cove Lake


> Finally!! I knew if I looked long enough, a Ross's would surely show up
> here.
>
>    This morning in lightly falling snow, I found an Adult Ross's  Goose
> at Cove Lake State Park in Caryville/Cambell County, TN
>    The bird was  associating with Canada Geese. It was very evident from
> my first look that this was a Ross's. The shape of the head was my first
> clue as it stretched its neck towards the sky and stared warily at me.
> The head was rounder than a Snow Goose and was very white. The bill
> appeared very small and there was only a faint "grin" patch. The base of
> the bill was bluish.
>  The silhouette was that of a Ross's.
> I took a few pix with my 35 mm through the scope from  about 75 feet
> away.
> If you want to look for this goose just check around the open areas of
> the park with the Canada Geese. He was moving around quite a bit with
> people walking and dogs off leashes...
>    Ol Coot just sent out  information recently mentioning Ross's are
> often seen "singly" with Canadas.. Today's bird  is just another  lone
> sighting to enforce that theory. Thanks for all those tips that help us
> be more alert for things for watch for.
>
>    Bird activity was very heavy at the park this morn. I saw 3
> RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES/ 6 species of Woodpeckers/ flocks of several
> hundred Cedar Waxwings along with regular species.Many crows/ Jays/
> Sparrows/ 10 Golden-Crowned Kinglets    Robins were singing in the snow!
>
> 65 -Gadwall/    9- Hooded Mergansers and 75+ Coot were continually being
> harassed by that territorially insane Mute Swan. The ducks get NO rest.
> He
> was in the back today where the area of water created by a beaver dam is
> about 150 feet across. He was swimming back and forth literally "
> herding" the whole raft out into open water and then flying at them and
> making them flee.
>    There was also "something" calling very loudly that I could neither
> identify by voice or ever find.. Was a loud , rapid, staccato  call with
> a crow like quality. May have been one doing something weird, but nothing
> I have ever heard. If anyone goes over there, listen for this.
>
> Have 32 PURPLE FINCHES at the feeders now in Jacksboro and Pine Siskins
> in slushy snow/ sleet as I write this. One of these is the unusual
> colored "Orange "
> variant ( in the throat and face area)  that I have only seen before in
> House Finches
>
> Nell Moore
> jimimoore@xxxxxxxx
> Caryville, TN
> CampbellCounty, TN
>
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