March 19, 2011 [posted March 20, 2011] Grainger County: Cherokee Lake and immediate vicinity Greene County: Greeneville, etc. Hamblen County: Whitesburg and points along the shore of Cherokee Lake Jefferson County: Cherokee Dam area and Jefferson City A trip to Cherokee Lake, along with a few stops in Greene County, produced a nice assortment of late winter-early spring observations. Highlights include Lesser Scaup (200 Grainger) Bufflehead (6 Jefferson) Common Loon (Grainger) Double-crested Cormorant (32 Grainger, 30 Hamblen, 145 Jefferson) Bald Eagle (1 adult in Grainger and Jefferson (Cherokee Lake), 1 adult in Jefferson (Jefferson City)) American Coot (6 Grainger, 15 Jefferson) Bonaparte's Gull (29 Grainger, 600 Hamblen, 155 Jefferson) Ring-billed Gull (26 Grainger, 200 Hamblen, 2172 Jefferson) Herring Gull (Hamblen) Eurasian Collared-Dove (Hamblen (Hwy. 11-E in western part of Whitesburg)) Great Horned Owl (Greene (downtown Greeneville)) Common Raven (2 Greene (Bridge Burners Blvd.)) Tree Swallow (5 Grainger) Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1 Greene, 2 Jefferson) Barn Swallow (5 Grainger) Golden-crowned Kinglet (2 Grainger) Brown Thrasher (2 Grainger) Pine Warbler (Grainger) Palm Warbler (Jefferson) Chipping Sparrow (3 Grainger) Savannah Sparrow (2 Jefferson) Dark-eyed Junco (Grainger) Don Miller Greeneville, Greene Co., TN