[TN-Bird] Percy Priest gulls, 31 Jan 2012
- From: Scott Somershoe <Scott.Somershoe@xxxxxx>
- To: TN-Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 02:56:55 +0000
Belated report, but I spent the evening of 31 Jan 2012 at Cook Rec area on the
east side of Percy Priest Lake (Davidson Co.). Majority of loons were gone (26
total), NO horned grebes, very few ducks and ring-billed gulls, but LOTS of
Bonaparte's Gulls. I had a flock on the water that eventually got up and flew
by. I estimated numbers as they flew by and totaled 2400, plus several hundred
more seen flying in off Anderson Rd. I estimated 2900 Bonaparte's Gulls, which
is my second highest lake count, and is certainly a low estimate. Couldn't
pick out a goodie in the bunch, I tried.
Cheers,
Scott Somershoe
State Ornithologist
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
P.O. Box 40747
Nashville, TN 37204
615-781-6653 (office)
615-781-6654 (fax)
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