[Bristol-Birds] Upper Douglas Lake
- From: michael sledjeski <mbsledjeski@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 10:20:36 -0500
Taylor Bend, Jefferson county, 12/17/13, 3-5pm; lake elevation: 953.6'
Highest number of Northern Shovelers that we've seen, and a nice flock of
Dunlins - most birds were seen about 1 mile south of where we parked on
McCorkle Loop. Viewing conditions got worse as the sun dropped and the wind
picked up - better to head out here early in the day. There were some smaller
ducks in a raft of Mallards and beyond, but i.d. was hindered by harsh
backlighting and a quivering scope.
Returning, we saw 1000+ gulls, like snowflakes in the air, a couple of miles to
the north.
-Partial list (Taylor Bend):
Northern Shoveler (92)
Green-winged Teal (8)
Hooded Merganser (2)
Great Blue Heron (18)
Bald Eagle (2 imm.)
Dunlin (28)
Ring-billed Gull (75)
Bonaparte's Gull (8)
Michael Sledjeski & Leslie Gibbens
Del Rio TN
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