FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Western Grebes still present at Pace Point; 3/7/07

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3/7/07
Big Sandy/Pace Point/Britton Ford areas
Henry Co.

I spent the 1st part of the morning yesterday at the Pace Point area. Not 
much of interest, except the continuing pair of WESTERN GREBES. They were in 
the same location I last saw them, in the Coot Bay area. This is immediately 
south of Pace Point, on the TN River side. There are large numbers of Lesser 
Scaup in this area, easily 5000+ birds. There were practically no Greaters 
mixed in, as I only saw a couple of birds. I was surprised to not have any 
Scoters at all. Red-breasted Mergs are still around in good numbers, and 
most of the other expected divers were present in small numbers. Several 
loons were in the area, but all looked pretty Common. Gulls were only the 
expected 3 species. There was absolutely nothing around the Rocky Point 
side, a total of one Common Loon.

The lake is back up as to expose no shorebird habitat anywhere I was, and I 
only saw Killdeer. A quick run through Britton Ford on the way home was a 
total bust; there were no birds in any of the three bays, only a large group 
of divers out at the edge of vision, out from the platform, primarily Scaup.

The Westerns were the closest they've been yet, at one time in the 150-200 
yard range. I was shooting into the Sun, but got some better shots than I've 
managed before at them. For anyone not tired of them, I placed 3 new shots 
in the same gallery as the last ones, with the 1st image being here : 
http://www.pbase.com/mctodd/image/75329010

Good Birding!!

Mike Todd
McKenzie, TN
birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.pbase.com/mctodd


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