[TN-Bird] Ft Loudon birds

Finally took a MUCH NEEDED day off and Amber and I took to the lake.
Birding by jetski on Fort Loudon Lake in Blount and Knox Counties.
Put in at Louisville an went upriver almost to the Alcoa Hwy bridge
near the UT campus.  Got a few good birds, 41 species total that I
remember, all from the jetski.  Missed the Fish Crows and Bald Eagles
at Lyon's Bend.


Monday, 28 May 2007
Ft Loudon Lake, Knox & Blount Co. TN

Canada Goose, too many to count
Wood Duck, families at a couple of spots
Mallard

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, lots, 60+, most at the previously reported
rookery on Lyon's Island, several young some still at nests, no firm
count of nests but I'm guessing 20 or more, all on the west side of
the island

Great Blue Heron, too many to count, some still on nests with the
cormorants on Lyon's Island

GREAT EGRET, 2, Cove Island

Black-crowned Night-Heron, a couple on Toole's Bend near the old
mental hospital

Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture

Osprey, lost count but at least 15-20 nests
unIDed raptor species glimsped while fleeing from E Kingbird mob

Killdeer

SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 1 Lyon's Island

COMMON TERN, 1 on marker thingy (I can't spell bouey) upstream
of Toole's Bend, it flew as we approached but sat back down on
the same bouey-thingy and we got to within 20 ft without it
flying again, took some photos with the waterproof disposable
camera, hope they turn out decent

Rock Pigeon
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Great Crested Flycatcher, Cove Island
Eastern Kingbird, too many to count

White-eyed Vireo, couple of spots including Cove Island
Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow

Carolina Chickadee

BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH, several UT Plant Science Farm

Carolina Wren

Pine Warbler, several, UT Plant Science Farm
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, 1, Cove Island
Common Yellowthroat, a few

Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch


Dean and Amber Edwards
Knoxville, TN



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