Probably a bird grounded by weather while migrating over the mountains. I saw a number of dead coots in the road on Nov 9, 1991 above Gatlinburg leading up to the Ski Slopes at Ober Gatlinburg.
Wallace Coffey Bristol, TN----- Original Message ----- From: "Van Harris" <shelbyforester1223@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Scott.Somershoe@xxxxxx> Cc: <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: October 29, 2011 02:49 Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: American Coot, Big Bald (just into NC)
I once found a coot under a porch at a house near Hickory Ridge Mall in Memphis.Van Harris Millington, TN --- Scott.Somershoe@xxxxxx wrote: From: "Scott Somershoe" <Scott.Somershoe@xxxxxx> To: <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,<tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [TN-Bird] American Coot, Big Bald (just into NC) Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:25:25 -0500My colleague Chris Kelly with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission photographed an Am. Coot in the woods around Big Bald, N Cherokee NF, just on the NC side. I thought many of you would find this as interesting as I did. You just never know with birds!Here is her note: I've just returned from a week in the field and would like to share a noteworthy bird sighting: On Sunday, October 23, 2011, ~6:45PM, my coworkers, volunteers, and I found a wayward American coot hiding under a spruce tree at the edge of a dirt parking area for Big Bald (Yancey County, NC) when we were finishing up some other wildlife survey work in the area. There are usually two ruffed grouse that hide out under the same spruce tree where the coot was hiding. This area is characterized as northern hardwood forest (beech, sugar maple, northern red oak, yellow birch, hawthorne) with scattered conifers. Elevation at the parking area is about 5200ft. It was gone when we returned early the next morning and I did not see it any other mornings this week. Cheers, Scott Somershoe State Ornithologist Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency P.O. Box 40747 Nashville, TN 37204 615-781-6653 (o) 615-781-6654 (fax) www.tnwatchablewildlife.org www.pbase.com/shoeman =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER==================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clemson, SC __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________ =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clemson, SC __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________
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