[TN-Bird] Waterbird survey in Hamilton County, Ross geese

I did a migrating waterbird survey from the Boathouse Restaurant on
Amnicola Highway in Chattanooga to Wolftever Bridge on Highway 58
yesterday (11/17).  Several rafts of migrating ducks were observed as
well as some loons and grebes.  Highlights included:
 

-          2 ROSS GEESE on Amnicola Lake along Amnicola Highway.  First
record for this location and probably the earliest record of the species
in Hamilton County. (~ 12 records for the county).  Dan Jacobson
observed the two Ross fly south from the lake near dusk.

11 species of ducks:

- 1 Red-breasted Merganser

- 6 Redhead

-110 Lesser Scaup

- 26 Bufflehead

-10 Ring-necked

- 3 Ruddy

- 20 Gadwall

- 8 Hooded Merganser

-10 Northern Shoveler

-12 Green-winged Teal

- 10 Mallard

 

-26 Common Loon

-6 Horned Grebe

-1 Double-crested Cormorant

-1 adult Bald Eagle

-21 Bonaparte's Gull

- 1 immature Herring Gull

- 36 Ring-billed Gull

- 3 Pine Siskin at Booker T Washington State Park

 

I forgot to include a Blue-headed Vireo on the fieldtrip list for the
TOS state meeting.  It was seen at the Honors Golf Course on November 8.
That makes 78 species for the fieldtrips.

 

Kevin Calhoon

Assistant Curator of Forests

Tennessee Aquarium

423-785-4070

 


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