[Bristol-Birds] BirdWatching at Mossy Creek Wildlife Area & Cherokee Dam in Jefferson City & Grainger County.

Birders: ( Birdwatching at Mossy Creek Wildlife Viewing Area & Cherokee Dam in 
Jefferson City & Grainger County )


This morning on October 30, 2005 Shane and Dennis Adams went birdwatching at 
Mossy Creek Wildlife Viewing Area and the Cherokee Dam in Jefferson City and 
Grainger County. Here are the lists of birds we saw today they are: First at 
Mossy Creek Wildlife Viewing Area ( Viewing Blind 1 ) Red-Winged Blackbirds ( 
Male & Female ) Turkey and Black Vultures soring in front of Viewing Blind 1, 
Great Blue Heron in the marsh and at the Cherokee Dam standing on a mudflat on 
the right of the dam and 2 Great Blue Herons ( 1 was flying low towards the 
creek on the right side of Dover Road and the second Great Blue Heron was 
flying low over the first entrance of Brockland Acres on the left side of Dover 
Road, Brown Thrasher in the bushes between the walkway, I also saw some 
Sparrows in the field left of the walkway going towards the Viewing Blind 1 ( a 
quick note in front the Viewing Blind 2 there are 2 wetland posters and a 
partners in flight posters hanging on the billboard sign ), 2 on the both sides 
of the Cherokee Dam: about 12 or more American Coots, Pied-Billed Grebe near 
the rocky bluff on the right side of the Dam, 2 Double Crested Cormorants ( 
diving for food ) on Jefferson City side of the Cherokee Dam and also on the 
Grainger County side of the Cherokee Dam a early Ring-Billed Gull flying next 
to the mudflat north of the dam and there is walkway that you can walk to the 
mudflat where the lonely tree is standing where the Osprey and Cormorants sits 
in looking towards the Cherokee Dam.


Shane Adams
East of Hamblen County
Morristown, TN. 37813

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