[TN-Bird] Lapland Longspur / Rough-legged Hawk in Sullivan Co.

18 Nov 2008
Musick's Campground
South Holston Lake
Sullivan Co., TN
My best bird at Musick's today was a Lapland Longspur but
the Rough-legged Hawk was no slouch.

The Lapland Longspur was with two Horned Larks
which flew into the parking area and stayed with me
for about 15 minutes, showing little fear.  The longspur
was photographed from about 50 feet as it picked among
the rocks.  The best I can determine, it was in nonbreeding
male plumage.  Four Horned Larks were at the site about 
20 minutes before the two showed up with the longspur.

Rick Knight reports 10 previous longspur records in his new second
edition of the Birds of Northeast Tennessee. That includes 
one he called 12 Nov 2001 along with Don Miller as it flew past 
this same South Holston Lake spot.  It did not alight but was 
identified by its call in flight.  

The Rough-legged Hawk was perched to the right of the
campground parking area in the top of a tree near the
TWRA boat access ramp. It flew low across the lake and 
perched in the top of another tree but left in a minute or 
so and flew to the Washington County, VA campground, 
again crossing the lake at a low elevation.  

Other birds:

Bufflehead 6
Common Loon 1
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Horned Grebe 7  (first fall record)
American Coot 2
Killdeer 15
Bonaparte's Gull 12 (first fall record)
Ring-billed Grebe 2
Horned Larks 4
Eastern Towhee 1
White-crowned Sparrow 3
Purple Finch 1
House Finch 3
House Sparrow 6

Let's go birding . . . . 

Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN





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