[TN-Bird] Duck River/New Johnsonville
- From: "Steve Routledge" <eyerout@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:07:25 -0600
12/12/09
Humphreys/Benton(?) Co.
My wife Cyndi and I visited the accessible part of the Duck River Refuge for a
couple of hours Saturday afternoon, a cloudy day with temps in the mid-40's and
a light breeze.
The first stop was at the Pintail Point Observation area. Large numbers of
waterfowl were evident from the blind. The prominent ducks included several
hundred (more likely several thousand) Mallards, but also several hundred
Pintails, American Widgeons, and Gadwall. Waterfowl from this area numbering
less than 100 included Green-winged Teal, Bufflehead, RIng-necked Ducks,
American Coots, Northern Shovelers and Hooded Mergansers. The short walk from
the parking lot to the observation area was good for 8-10 song sparrows and 2
swamp sparrows along with 2 Carolina Wrens, a Downy as well as a Red-Bellied
Woodpecker. A handful of Ring-billed gulls and Great Blue Herons were also
present.
A flock of 50-60 Greater White-fronted Geese ,with 8 Snow geese mixed in, flew
into the flooded fields. Taking the crushed gravel road to the boat ramp at the
end of the refuge revealed several more ponds and bays filled with similar
waterfowl seen at Pintail Point. Several dozen Killdeer were in the recently
harvested fields and 2 adult Bald Eagles were prominently posing in the
treetops.
At the end of the road to the boat ramp where the Tennessee and Duck Rivers
converge, a moderately large lake (I think this is called Clear Lake) was
home to a group of 10 immature Bald Eagles perched in the tops of the exposed
Bald Cypresses. At the base of the cypresses, was a nice gathering of 40-50
American White Pelicans floating in the water along with 20-25 Double-Crested
Cormorants and a healthy smattering of the same waterfowl we had seen
throughout the refuge. The brush between the road and the lake had several
white-throated sparrows and an Eastern Phoebe.
American Black Ducks were notably missing from any of these vantage points.
Hopefully, they are prominent in the more restricted areas.
Always a lot of fun!
Steve & Cyndi Routledge
Clarksville/ Montgomery Co.
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