[Bristol-Birds] Northeast TN Fall Count

27 SEP 03
Sullivan Co., TN
Johnson Co., TN
Early this morning Wallace Coffey and I begin our participation in the 
Northeast Tennessee Fall Count conducted by the Lee R. Herndon Chapter of the 
T.O.S., Elizabethton, TN. At the conclusion of our 14 hour plus birding odyssey 
our 
checklist was chocked full of goodness!
Here is a rundown of our highlights including a surprise visit by a small 
flock of rare E. TN Laughing Gulls:
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Laughing Gull - 9   Musick's Lakeside Campground / S. Holston Lake (MLC/SHL)
Peregrine Falcon -1  MLC/SHL
Eared Grebe - 3  MLC/SHL
Horned Grebe - 2  MLC/SHL
Pied-billed Grebe -15  MLC/SHL
American Wigeon - 4  MLC/SHL
Virginia Rail - 1  Quarry Bog, Shady Valley, TN 
Marsh Wren -2  Orchard Bog, Shady Valley, TN
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It was a great day to be in the field!
.
'Til we bird again
.
Rack Cross
Blountville, TN


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