[TN-Bird] KY Lake, Henry County 1/24/07

Took advantage of being in Stewart County on other business yesterday  
to make an afternoon run to the "coast of Tennessee;" i.e. Paris  
Landing State Park plus the Britton Ford and Pace Point areas (Big  
Sandy unit, Tennessee NWR).  The weather was nice (partly cloudy,  
light winds), but the heat ripples off the water were still enough to  
obscure views of moderately distant birds on the lake.   Good numbers  
of puddle ducks; many loons, grebes, and diving ducks were too far  
out to see well.  No particularly unusual species identified.

Approximate totals (water birds only):

Canada Goose 250 (+Cackling/Lesser Canada Geese discussed earlier)
Gadwall 1000
American Wigeon 100
American Black Duck 150
Mallard 2500
Northern Shoveler 30
Northern Pintail 3 (Britton Ford)
Green-winged Teal 15
Canvasback 800 (mostly Britton Ford)
Ring-necked Duck 150 (mostly pond south of Pace Point)
Greater Scaup 50 (mostly Paris Landing)
Lesser Scaup 600
Bufflehead 200
Common Goldeneye 50 (mostly Paris landing)
Hooded Merganser 150 (mostly pond south of Pace Point)
Ruddy Duck 150
Common Loon 8
Pied-billed Grebe 5
Horned Grebe 300
Great Blue Heron 6
Bald Eagle 3
American Coot 2000
Killdeer 5
Bonaparte's Gull 150
Ring-billed Gull 800
Herring Gull 100

Including the dickiebirds, 54 species for the area.

Bill Pulliam
Hohenwald TN


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