[TN-Bird] Friday in Obion County

Friday, January 23, 2009
Obion & Gibson County
 
I was out and about in Obion County today and had a few birds of note, but 
nothing spectacular, well except the weather! What a nice day to be outside!
 
I had 2 adult Bald Eagles soaring up high over the Obion River bottoms along 
Hwy 45W north of Kenton. On a private lake on Walter Whipple Road in the north 
part of the county I had 27 Hooded Mergansers. On Burrus Road, northwest of 
Union City I had 2 Fish Crows and also a single Vesper Sparrow. I had 3 Western 
Meadowlarks in a corn stubble field on Mt. Olive Rd. which is also northwest of 
Union City.
 
Just north of Trenton in Gibson County in a pond along Hwy 45W I had 272 
Canvasbacks and 12 Lesser Scaup. There have been Canvasbacks on this pond off 
and on all winter. They disappeared earlier in the week when the pond froze 
over but were back this morning. This was the most I've had at this location 
but I've had over 100 a couple of times. When I came back by this afternoon 
there was a guy on the pond in a boat fishing and there was only one scaup 
present. I have now named this spot Canvasback pond.
 
Good birding,
 
Mark Greene
Trenton, TN
Gibson County
http://www.freewebs.com/tnbirdingbigdays/
 

      
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