Nov. 15, 2009 Pickwick Lake Hardin, Co. TN The gull numbers were up to about 400, with the dam spilling water from 8 of the 22 gates. Gulls were feeding below the dam and resting above. Ring-billed and Herring plus 2 immature Lesser Black-backed with single Franklin's and Bonaparte's were all I could find until late in the day. Around 2 in the afternoon, 14 Franklin's zipped over the dam headed out into the lake where they splashed and bathed and then picked up and headed toward the roost area. About an hour later 12 Bonaparte's came over the dam and never stopped heading on south. Evidently these birds are feeding down river nearer Savannah. Only 5 gull species today. At Bruton Branch, a few gulls, 11 Common Loons, plus a ton of Coots (they are all over the lake in large numbers), 3 Horned Grebes and 7 Pied-billed were all I could muster. Back at the dam, 2 Bald Eagles, 4 Common loons, 2 DC Cormorants, 6 Horned and 16 Pied-billed were scanned up but only 7 Mallards in 2 groups were all the DUCKS for the day. Photo of Franklin's Flock: _http://www.pbase.com/image/119425239_ (http://www.pbase.com/image/119425239) Also, the leucistic female Lesser Scaup has returned to Robco Lake, Shelby Co, TN for the 4th year. Good Birding !!! Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA 6300 Memphis-Arlington Road Bartlett, TN 38135 http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/ What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens. =================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/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________