[TN-Bird] Red Necked Phalarope

From: muise@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: tn bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 20:35:24 -0400
After recieving several messages and posting other people's finds I decided to 
head to Cades Cove (GSMNP, Blount Co) for a look at the Phalaropes.  I was 
there (and so were they) until 4:15 pm. The birds were there when I left. I 
studied them for about an hour and got pretty good looks with just my bins (I 
didn't want to try to manage Allan, diaper bag, bins and the heavy Kowa.  So I 
left the scope at home).

The two birds were definitely in alternate/juvenile plumage.  The lighter bird 
clearly was done molting.  They both had dark backs with light streaking, dark 
eye patches going back and long, skinny, dark bills.  I did not see any light 
color on the bills.  I estimated the bills to be longer than their heads.  I 
was able to see some of the streaking on the lower neck/breast area.  The 
darker bird still had a dark cap.

Tracey Muise

=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================

The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with
first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation.
-----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
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

 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society
          web site at http://www.tnbirds.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

    ========================================================
[TN-Bird] Red Necked Phalarope

Other related posts:
