[Bristol-Birds] Re: Eared Grebes at Musick's Campground

A quick scan thourgh the records I have available indicates that the two
Eared Grebes at South Holston Lake today establishes a new early fall date
for the species in the region.  Could this be right ?  Let me know if you
know of a previously reported (posted or published) earlier date.

Let's go birding....

Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 6:28 PM
Subject: [Bristol-Birds] Eared Grebes at Musick's Campground


> Area Briders:
>
> This afternoon (8/31) there were two Eared Grebes along the
Tennessee-Virginia stateline near Musick's Campground at South Holston Lake.
This is the first fall record for the region this year.
>
> Chris O'Bryan and I first saw an adult, in breeding plummage, near the
mouth of Spring Creek in Sullivan Co., TN just upstream from Musick's
Campground about 3 p.m.
>
> An hour later we saw two birds near the same location.  They were swimming
from Tennessee into Washington Co., VA.   One appeared to be the bird seen
earlier and the second was in non-breeding colors which would be a bit early
for birds molting to winter  wear.  We observed the birds at a distance of
about 150 feet with a scope.
>
> Other birds in the vicinity were:
>
> Great Blue Heron 7
> Great Egrets 7
> Killdeer  42
> American Kestrel  1
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
> Mallard 14
> Canada Goose 50
> Wood Duck 6
> Red-tailed Hawk 1
>
> Let's go birding.....
>
> Wallace Coffey
> Bristol, TN
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