[TN-Bird] Red-throated Loon; Henry Co 11-18-08

11/18/08
Henry Co
Britton Ford, Paris Landing, Eagle Creek, Port Rd area
I spent the afternoon on KY Lake again. Highlights were a Red-throated Loon 
from Port Rd, calling Sandhill Cranes from Britton Ford, and the 1st Goldeneyes 
of the season at Paris Landing. Hoped for a Scoter, but still no luck there.

Britton Ford was still pretty quiet. No geese today at all, and the only 
shorebirds were 30 Snipe and a bunch of Killdeer. Lots of Ruddies and other 
divers out at the edge of vision, but few birds in the bay yet where the 
observation deck is. A few Red-breasted Mergansers were visible from here.

Paris Landing was quiet as well. Not many gulls in the area, and nothing 
unusual. Bufflehead was the most numerous duck here, with 300+ around the area. 
Eight Common Goldeneye were new for the season. Only Scaup I saw here were a 
flight of 10 Lessers.

Eagle Creek had a few Least Sandpipers, and one Western, among the Killdeer and 
dabbling ducks on the flats there. Lots of Bonies and a handful of Forster's 
Terns.

It was getting late when I got to Port Rd; but I counted 188 loons from here, 
most just shapes in shimmer. One bird was close enough to ID as a snake-necked 
Red-throated Loon, my 1st of the year. This bird was back towards Pace Point, 
and as usual for Red-throated, wasn't with one of the big lines of loons, but 
by itself. A quick run to Trailer Rd at last light produced 122 loons, so over 
300 loons in the area again.

Good Birding!!

Mike Todd
McKenzie, TN
birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.pbase.com/mctodd

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