[Bristol-Birds] Big Numbers in Bristol
- From: "Rack Cross" <frogfarm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 15:22:35 -0500
18 NOV 02
Musick's Campground
Wier Dam
South Holston Dam
South Holston Lake, Sullivan County, TN
Washington County Park
South Holston Lake, Washington County, VA
Wallace Coffey and I noticed a weather related invasion occurred today as
evidenced by large numbers of bird species and individuals were observed at all
stops. Highlights are as follows:
Musick's Campground: one Snow Bunting, two Surf Scoters, one Bald Eagle,
forty-six Bufflehead and forty Lesser Scaup.
Washington County Park: fifteen Horned Grebes, five Ruddy Ducks, sixty American
Coots
Wier Dam: two American Black Ducks, twenty three Ring-necked Ducks, eight
Greater Scaup and three Wood Ducks
S. Holston Dam: one hundred twenty-three Common Loons, one hundred Lesser
Scaup, five hundred American Coots and seven hundred Ring-billed Gulls. The
numbers at S. Holston Dam were obvious round estimates.
A complete list follows:
Musick's Campground: (7) VA Eared Grebes, (6) Horned Grebes, (3) Double Crested
Cormorants, (3) Great Blue Herons, (46) Bufflehead, (8) Ruddy Ducks, (25) Wood
Ducks, (8) Mallards, (40) Lesser Scaup, (2) Surf Scoter, (12) Green-winged
Teal, (2) American Wigeons, (1) Bald Eagle, (5) Turkey Vultures, (5) Black
Vultures, (8) VA American Coots, (9) Ring-billed Gulls, Crows and (1) Snow
Bunting.
Washington County Park: (15) Horned Grebes, (5) Ruddy Ducks, (60) American
Coots and (5) Ring-billed Gulls.
Wier Dam: (3) Pied-billed Grebe, (140) Bufflehead, (2) American Black Ducks,
(23) Ring-necked Ducks, (3) Wood Ducks, (2) Gadwalls, (14) Mallards, (4) Hodded
Merganser females, (8) Lesser Scaup, (2) Greater Scaup, (15) American Wigeon,
(2) Ring-billed Gulls and (1) Kingfisher.
S. Holston Dam: (123) Common Loons, (3) Double Crested Cormorants, (100) Lesser
Scaup, (500) American Coots, (50) Boneparte's Gulls, (20) Herring Gulls and
(700) Ring-billed Gulls. These S. Holston Dam numbers are round estimates of
the large rafts of birds observed.
This was a really fun phenomena to be a part of!
'Til we bird again
Rack Cross
Blountville, TN
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