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Went to Cades Cove GSMNP and Louisville Pt. Park (Blount Co.) today. Wish I had 
known about the Whooper- I could have stopped along the way. Saw about 15-20 
Wild Turkey near a house on the side of the hwy before getting to Townsend. I 
heard someone feeds them there. I stopped at the entrance to the Cove to ask 
where the sewage pond was but the man wasn't sure what I was talking about. He 
did point to a pond behind the horse pastures which turned out to be right. I 
parked on Sparks Ln. and walked back to it.

birds noted(11:00am-3:30pm):

E. Meadowlark - 6 or 7 seen(more heard)
Rusty Blackbird - flock of 15 or so
E. Phoebe - 2
E. Bluebird - 5
Car. Wren - 2
Song Sparrow - 2
Amer. Crow - several
Amer. Robin - lots
T. Titmouse - 1
Turkey Vulture - 2
N. Harrier? - 1 f (large,brown back,banded tail,light yellowish rump area)
Pileated and N. Flicker heard only

in ponds:

Bufflehead - 83 (life-bird)
Wood Duck - 8 (4m,4f)
Mallard - 5 (3m,2f)
Canada Geese - 17
Great Blue Heron - 1 (I think--I'm typing this from memory)

6-8 deer near stable
Left w/out driving rest of loop and went to find Louisville Pt. Park for 1st 
time

at park(4:30-5:30pm):

Pie-Billed Grebe - 1 (life-bird)-might have been 1-2 more in distance
Double-Crested Cormorant - 76 (life-bird)- flying in very long line
Mallard - 2
Amer. Coot - 14
Great-Blue Heron - 2-3
Ring-billed Gulls - many
Turkey Vulture - 10 or so
Pine Warbler - 2
E. Bluebird - 2
Song Sparrow - 1
Red-Bellied WP - 1

Not a bad day-3 lifers for me.7(maybe 8)lifers in 2 wks. Definately need a 
scope though.

Shane Williams - Knoxville




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