FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Late Report-White-winged Scoter in Crossville

[tnbarredowl@xxxxxxx]

On my way to Knoxville Sunday (3/2), I stopped in Crossville to check the lake 
along Hwy. 70 west of town (near Cumberland Playhouse).? I traveled along the 
north shoreline on Waterview Road to a cleared lot, and scoped for waterfowl.? 
It was late evening (5:00) and several ducks were settled in the middle of lake 
for the evening.? Present were 20+ Mallard, 4 Shoveler, 1 Ring-neck, 15 
Bufflehead and 20+ Ruddy Ducks.? While scanning the entire reservoir, I picked 
up a lone duck in the slough immediately across the lake (south arm).? The 
head/bill shape was typical scoter, and I could barely see some pale areas on 
the face.? From the distance, I could not confirm species ID.? As I watched the 
bird, it began swimming northwest, toward the marina.? As it neared the western 
arm of the lake, it began diving and I was able to clearly see a bright white 
patch on the wing.? The bird continued to dive in the area for the remainder of 
the evening, and I finally left when it was too dark
  to see any additional details (5:45).

Damien Simbeck
Killen, AL


=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================

The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with
first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation.
You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds
you report were seen.  The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should
appear in the first paragraph.
_____________________________________________________________
      To post to this mailing list, simply send email to:
                    tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
_____________________________________________________________ 
                To unsubscribe, send email to:
                 tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
            with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
______________________________________________________________
  TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society 
       Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s)
        endorse the views or opinions expressed
        by the members of this discussion group.
 
         Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN
                 wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                ------------------------------
                Assistant Moderator Andy Jones
                         Cleveland, OH
                -------------------------------
               Assistant Moderator Dave Worley
                          Rosedale, VA
__________________________________________________________
         
          Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society
              web site at http://www.tnbirds.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

                          ARCHIVES
 TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/

                  EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES
Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp
Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif
Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com

_____________________________________________________________