[TN-Bird] Rather strange and wonderful afternoon at Norris

Spent the afternoon (1 p.m. - 4:05 pm) before Christmas (Dec. 24) at the Norris 
Songbird Trail (Anderson County, TN) and had some memorable experiences.  One 
of the first birds I saw was a male hairy woodpecker and one of the last as I 
returned to the parking lot was a winter wren, slowly working its way through 
some of the last remaining brush at the top of the river bank.   It was even 
close enough for me to snap a picture.  
 
The strange part was 3 diving ducks that turned out to be MALLARDS!  2 males 
and a female repeatedly diving and staying completely submersed for 7 seconds 
(yes, I timed them).  Must have been something good down there. The coot a few 
feet away was not diving.  
 
Here's what I found:
 
Canada Goose     28Mallard     18  (3 divers; 15 dabblers)Great Blue Heron     
2Turkey Vulture     1American Coot     1Belted Kingfisher     1Red-bellied 
Woodpecker     1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     1Downy Woodpecker     1Hairy 
Woodpecker     1Blue Jay     1American Crow     3Carolina Chickadee     
7Carolina Wren     5Winter Wren     1Golden-crowned Kinglet     3Ruby-crowned 
Kinglet     2Yellow-rumped Warbler     3Eastern Towhee     2Field Sparrow     
6Song Sparrow     8White-throated Sparrow     5Northern Cardinal     5American 
Goldfinch     1  (heard only)
 
Carole Gobert, Knoxville, TN
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