[Bristol-Birds] Red-necked Grebe (South Holston Lake)

23 December 2005
Sullivan County, TN
Washington County, VA
South Holston Lake / Musick's Campground


According to Wallace Coffey, this is called a "DOUBLE QUADRUPLE"!

Don Holt and I made a late afternoon run out to South Holston Lake
(Musick's Campground).  "Four" grebe species were present (first in
Tennessee, then in Virginia).

Red-breasted Merganser (2)
Pied-billed Grebe (12+)
Horned Grebe (5)
RED-NECKED GREBE (1)
Eared Grebe (8)
Bonaparte's Gull (3)
Ring-billed Gull (200+)

The Red-necked Grebe was first observed on the Tennessee side of the lake
area, in association with the Eared Grebes and a couple of Horned Grebes. 
In a short time, the group drifted across the Virginia line and was soon
joined by the Pied-billed Grebes (also from the Tennessee side).  Four in
Tennessee became four in Virginia.

Wallace arrived (just as the light was fading) to see the birds in Virginia.



Thomas S. McNeil
Elizabethton, TN
tsmcneil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
tsmcneil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
423-360-2970 (H)
423-354-2487 (W)




*************************************************
       BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST
Bristol Birds Net Photo Gallery located at:
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jwcoffeyy/album?.dir=/efd5

This is a regional birding list sponsored by the
Bristol Bird Club to facilitate communications 
between birders and bird clubs of Southwest Virginia
and Northeast Tennessee.  
--------------------------------------------------
You are subscribed to Bristol-Birds.
To post to this mailing list, simply send an email
to: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send
an email to bristol-birds-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with
the one word 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
--------------------------------------------------
       Wallace Coffey, Moderator
         wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
           (423)764-****

Other related posts: