Birded Kingston Steam Plant in Roane County Nov. 26 from 2 to 5 p.m. There are still scads of HOODED MERGANSERS there - in the river and on both the lower main ponds on the left as you walk in. At least 70 but the main group flew to the river as I tried to count them. 5 Buffleheads on the small pond by the soccer field. Also on the first low pond on the left were a few MALLARDS, GADWALLS, COOTS (30-40), a male REDHEAD and only 2 CANADA GEESE. In with the Mallards was a strikingly handsome hybrid (?). The same size and shape as a Mallard but coal black everywhere except for a white throat, two small white wing bars and possibly a small white spot at the base of its bill. Took a detour through Oak Ridge on the way home as I-40 was backed up just east of the Route 58 exit. It was almost dark but in a pond on the east side of 58 I saw Ring-Necked Ducks -- about 40-50 of them. Carole Gobert, Knoxville, TN _________________________________________________________________ Fixing up the home? Live Search can help http://imagine-windowslive.com/search/kits/default.aspx?kit=improve&locale=en-US&source=hmemailtaglinenov06&FORM=WLMTAG =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________