We had a great day afield with the BBC, checking out some local waterfowl spots
and checking in on a western hummingbird. All spots are in eastern Sullivan
County.
Highlights:
Middlebrook Lake:
American White Pelican - 1, present since the 24th
Over 100 Black and Turkey Vultures roosting around the lake
Hooded Merganser - 65
Ring-necked Duck - 4
Wood Duck - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 100
Double-crested Cormorant - 6
no sign of the Cackling Goose, but some geese were behind the island in the
back end of the lake and not visible
Nicely Branch (aka Sutter's) Pond:
Gadwall - 17
Ring-necked Duck - 5
Weir Dam below South Holston Dam:
Bufflehead - 35
American Wigeon - 10
Rooty Branch Beaver Dam:
American Black Duck x Mallard hybrid - 1 male
American Wigeon - 1 frmale
Musick's Campground:
Common Loon - 1
Horned Grebe - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 16
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird - 1 female/immature visiting feeders. Present for a
few weeks. Not yet banded, so the specific identification is not yet known.
Rufous is more likely, but the region has several Allen's records.
Horned Lark - 7
Riverside Road along South Holston River near Bluff City:
Bald Eagle - pair of adults perching together in a tree over the river. This
pair has been nesting in the area for several years.
Participants:
Andy Jones
Michelle Jones
Wallace Coffey
Chris O'Bryan
Rick Knight
Rick Blanton
Nicholas Lorch
Vicki Frye
Dave Worley
Judy Moose
Dick Moose
If you were afield with us and would like for me to officially share the eBird
checklists with your eBird account, please email me your username or simply
your email address.
Andy
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Andy Jones, Ph.D.
Director of Science
William A. and Nancy R. Klamm Endowed Chair of Ornithology
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
1 Wade Oval Drive - University Circle
Cleveland, OH 44106
Secretary, American Ornithologists' Union
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