[TN-Bird] Dale Hollow pelagic.

Tn-birders,
Frank Bills, Sharon Bostick, Dollyann Myers, and myself went back to Dale 
Hollow Lake today to try to get a better look at the Aechmophorus grebe that 
Frank found yesterday. We rented a pontoon boat from Eagle Cove Resorts and 
looked for 3 hours this morning, despite the cold temps. and windy conditions. 
We were able to re-locate the bird 3 times, but each time it gave us the slip 
by swimming away underwater and the flying off before we could see it in 
flight. Frank briefly caught sight of it once as it flew away and he felt that 
there wasn't an extensive amount of white in the upper wing (which would tend 
towards Clark's Grebe). We were able to ease up to about 150 yards one time and 
I tried to scope it, but the movement of the boat in the wind didn't allow me a 
great view. It seemed to me that the whole upper head was black and I thought 
the bill, while pale-ish, was not bright yellow/orange. Both of these facts 
point towards this bird being a Western Grebe. 
Our conclusion is that this is probably a Western Grebe, but we're not prepared 
to say for sure. It will have to stay an Aechmophorus sp., unless someone else 
can get a better look at it. It seems to prefer the very NE corner of Clay Co. 
at the Kentucky state line. The area is bordered on the north by Trooper and 
Tennessee Islands and on the east by the NE part of Clay County. This is on 
page 66 of the Delorme Gazeteer.

It was still an interesting way to spend the day. 

Great birding,
Ron Hoff
Clinton, Tn.
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