[TN-Bird] Sunday TOS Pace Pt Trip
- From: K Dean EDWARDS <kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Tennessee Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 22:42:27 -0500 (EST)
David Trently or I will try to put together a better list and
report later but I wanted to get a quick note out on some birds
seen by the group that left the TOS Fall Meeting and did the
Paris Landing - Pace Point trip on Sunday (29 Oct 2006). The
group started with about 15-18 with 8 hardy souls making it all
the way to Pace Point, then David and I stopped briefly at the
Duck River Scenic Overlook on Birdsong Rd on the long way
back to Knoxville. I'll mess the names up as bad as I did
the navigation if I try now to list everyone (right, left,
whatever).
Highlights only...
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, 1 1st-winter at Pace Pt
AM WHITE PELICAN, 3 near the bridge at Paris Landing seen from
Pace Pt
dowitcher sp., 3 seen WAAAAY in the distance from Duck River Scenic
Overlook on Birdsong Rd. Shorebirds belly-deep that never stopped
probing the mud to lift their head... too chunky for Stilt SPs
FRANKLIN'S GULL, 6 at end of Bull Durham Rd (which is labeled
Old Hwy 79 in the TN gazateer) near Paris Landing
LAUGHING GULL, 1 1st-winter at Pace Point
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 adult, 1 probable 1st-year at Pace Pt
(also Ring-billed, Herring 15+, Bonaparte's 11 at Bull Durham Rd
for a 6 gull day in TN)
FORSTER'S TERN, at least 7 at Britton Ford
BUCK MOTH (Hemileuca maia) 1 at Pace Point, one of the Giant Silkworm
Moths, seen about 2PM flying through the woods just like they're
supposed to be seen. LIFE MOTH for me but no photo :-(
Also nice...
thousands of ducks, mostly Gadwall and Ruddy (especially at
Britton Ford) with good numbers of Lesser Scaup. Full list
I think:
Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Gadwall, Am Wigeon, Am Black Duck,
Mallard, N Shoveler, N Pintail, GW Teal, Redhead, Ring-necked
Duck, Lsr Scaup, WW Scoter, Bufflehead, Ruddy
Common Loon, 40+ out from Pace seen from Port Rd, all seen as
more than distant unIDable specs were Common
Good numbers of Pied-billed and Horned Grebe
Great Egret, 12+ at Duck River Scenic Overlook on Birdsong Rd
Bald Eagle, 1 at Paris Landing, 2 at Duck River Scenic Overlook
American Coot, all of them
Tree Swallow, several throughout the day
I'll leave the butterfly list to David but at least a dozen
species were seen which seems really good for late Oct. Also
Common Green Darner and Eastern Pondhawk dragonflies and a
couple of damsels that David can ID.
Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN
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