[TN-Bird] Ky Lake Sunday
- From: Terry Witt <terrywitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:36:58 -0700 (PDT)
Chad Smith and I enjoyed great weather and better birds today at Ky Lake.
We started at Bennett's Creek overlook, specifically in the field south of the
observation deck. We had our best success in the area east of the levee and
south of the creek leading to the lake. In this area we saw one Lincoln's
Sparrow, 2 Marsh Wrens, loads of Swamp and Song Sparrows, and best of all, 2
lovely Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows. We also saw one Ammodramus that defied
identification, our best guess was immature Grasshopper Sparrow. At the point,
the gull roost was mostly Ring-billed and Herring with a few Forster's Terns as
well. One Greater Yellowlegs wandered around in the shallow water.
Our next productive stop was at Eagle Creek where the gull roost yielded many
Ring-billed and Herrings, a dozen Forster's Terns, 2 Franklin's Gulls, and a
first year California Gull. A Bald Eagle interrupted the proceedings before
confirmatory photos could be made,
At Little Eagle Creek, several hundred A White Pelicans loafed on the mudflat
with some Great Egrets for company.
The island (not yet) at Paris Landing is still under water, scattered gulls
were
seen floating on the lake.
Terry Witt
Murfreesboro Tn
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