[TN-Bird] Fw: Tree Swallow Clinton, TN - Pale Gull

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(Am re-sending this, as I noticed this morning that it did note post on 
Thursday) 
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2007
Tree Swallow and "Pale Gull" 
A lone TREE SWALLOW was seen today at Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery, Clinton , TN    
 Anderson County at 12:30.  Other species/ ducks listed below.
GULLS!  There are 4-500 gulls at the hatchery. I highly recommend anyone in E. 
TN area that would like to study different plumages to go sort through these 
for learning experience. It was fun to have this many gulls in one location 
this close to Knoxville to sort through. Definitely a high count for me in this 
area in 8 years, (though some of you that have birded E. TN for years may know 
of other areas for large numbers and find this a boring thought.)  
I hope some of you will go over and see if you can find a PALE GULL, 
reminiscent of a Glaucous.  Note- I am NOT positively reporting a Glaucous, 
merely a pale gull, seeing it only briefly, before they flew up. Simply could 
not find it in the chaos of that many birds as they scattered in 2-3 different 
directions. Searched through all the groups  again for an hour,  but had to 
leave for an appointment. (Some of them actually landed on the Clinch River, so 
scout the entire area, so look there also)    I did, however, move here from a 
lifetime of living on the N.C. coast, frequenting Hatteras and other areas 
where unusual gulls show up. This was definitely NOT a Ring-Bill.   It was 
larger than Ring-Bill, as well as what I could see of the wings and mantle, 
paler. (It was standing in the middle of a huge group, thus hard to see)
If they are loafing around the high pond on the right, you can drive up on the 
top getting pretty close to them without their flying and scope through.  The 
majority were Ring-Billed Gulls, different ages/ plumages , as well as 15-20 
Herring Gulls, first and second year birds.  For "newer" birders, go over and 
have a ball scanning through through, studying your  book noting ages/ 
plumages. Then you will be able to recognize something "rare" or unusual in the 
gull world in the future.
Ducks were  Ring- Neck (6)       
Canvasbacks   (9)   I have seen few of these here the past 8 years
Redhead   (7)             Bufflehead (4)       Hooded Merganser  (29)
Scaup   (2)   M/  F            Ruddy Duck 2         Mallard    
Gadwall    (6)           NO Coot?  seemed weird.    Usual smattering of Canada 
Geese
4 Common Snipe were in a muddy area around the drained pond in the back on the 
right.
I will be reporting this list to  ebird data files  also. Hope someone can find 
that pale guy!  Hopefully, I can get back over there myself asap. I think the 
gate is closed on weekends........
 Nell Moore       Caryville, TN

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