FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Good Waterfowl Day, Sullivan County, TN

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Gilbert Derouen, Reece Jamerson and Bryan Stevens birded on Tuesday, March 7, 
at different locations in Sullivan County. We found 12 species of ducks plus 
grebes, Canada Geese and other water birds.
Highlights:

Northern Pintail (hen) along Riverview Road off Hickory Tree Road

Osceola Recreational Area (Weir Dam)- Green-winged Teal, 5; Gadwall, 4; 
Lesser Scaup, 1; American Wigeon, 16; Ring-necked Ducks, 12; Buffleheads, 100+; 
Mallards and Canada Geese. Also one Eastern Phoebe.

From top of South Holston Dam: Double-crested Cormorant, 1; and Ring-billed 
Gulls.

Rooty Branch Road- Eastern Phoebe.

Musick's Campground- Pied-billed, Eared and Horned Grebes.

Middlebrook Lake:
Common Mergansers (1 drake, 3 hens)
Horned Grebe- 1
Pied-billed Grebe- 1
Belted Kingfisher- 2
Great Blue Heron- 2
Redhead- 2 (drake & hen)
Bufflehead (1 drake)
Coot- 20+
Ring-necked Duck- 13
Gadwall- 6
Hooded Merganser- 74
Mallards
Canada Geese
Ring-billed Gulls
Mute Swan (2 in private pond next to lake)

Later, at monthly Lee & Lois Herndon Chapter TOS meeting, Brookie and Jean 
Potter reported seeing 100+ Ring-necked Ducks on Wilbur Lake, Carter Co., TN, 
as 
well as Redheads and Buffleheads. They also had additional Redheads, American 
Wigeons and 1 Red-breasted Merganser on Watauga River at Rasar's Farm near 
Elizabethton. I am not sure, but the 100 Ring-necked Ducks on Wilbur sounds 
like 
it could be a high count for that lake.

Bryan Stevens,
Hampton, TN





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