[TN-Bird] Big Snow Goose movement, etc. Gibson Co.

Monday, November 24, 2008
Trenton, Gibson County
 
Yesterday around 5 pm while leaving work and walking to my truck I heard Snow 
Geese and looked up to see a huge flock high overhead. I grabbed my binoculars, 
did a quick count, and estimated the flock to be over 1000 birds. They were 
flying towards the southeast. There were also at least 12 Ross's Geese in the 
flock - there were probably more but the light was getting poor and they were 
moving steadily away from me. 
 
Then last night I was outside at about 9:15 pm and I again heard Snow Geese 
high overhead. Couldn't tell how many were up there in the night sky but I 
could hear them for over 5 minutes so it was another pretty big flock.
 
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Gibson County Lake, Gibson County
 
On Saturday I took my 9 year old son and my 5 year old daughter out to Gibson 
County Lake just east of Trenton in hopes of showing them a Bald Eagle. I 
scanned the lake and soon saw a lone adult eagle perched in a snag across the 
lake. We got good views of it in the scope and had a few other birds of 
interest while we were there:
 
Great Egret - 1
Ruddy Duck - 6
Pied-billed Grebe - 8
Bufflehead - 2
Double-crested Cormorant - 2 on the lake plus a flock of 27 that flew over
Common Loon - 6
 
My son said his favorite bird that we saw was a Belted Kingfisher that we a an 
up close scope view of and my daughters favorite was an up close Red-tailed 
Hawk sitting on the top of a nearby utility pole. I may have a couple of 
birders in the family besides me yet - we'll see!
 
Good birding,
 
Mark Greene
Trenton, TN
Gibson County

      
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