[Bristol-Birds] Re: Whitetop / Weir Dam / Musick's

The following message is a forward from Ed Talbott in response to my question.
I had a single male Common Goldeneye at Middlebrook Lake, Bristol, Sullivan
Co., TN, Friday, 13 Feb. --  Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN

Wallace,

......Their were 9 Common Goldeneye.  It was a very long look through the scope 
- 1 males and 8 females.  I could see some field marks on the male but the 
females all I could tell was a brown head, gray body, with some white showing 
through at the secondaries for the females which would tend to rule out scaup.  
I would say I'm only about 90% confident with the call as the viewing 
conditions were not good.  They were out from the far bank looking into 
Virginia - just below the park/campers. 

Ed

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ed Talbott
  To: Bristol Birds
  Sent: February 15, 2009 10:41
  Subject: [Bristol-Birds] Whitetop / Weir Dam / Musick's


  Area Birders,

  Michelle, Chazzy and I decided to head out and do some birding today.  At 
Whitetop we found lots of Red-breasted Nuthatches, Black-capped Chickadees, 
Pine Siskins, and Ravens.  At Musick's we found a small raft of Goldeneye.  In 
the cove behind Musick's we found three Sandhill Cranes.

  For those interested, here is a link to some hike pictures and a write-up of 
our day:
  http://www.pbase.com/aquilaet/whitetop2

  Ed and Michelle
  Grundy, VA

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