[TN-Bird] Waterfowl, etc. (Sullivan Co., TN)
- From: Alice Loftin / Don Miller <pandion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, butternuts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:28:59 -0500 (EST)
January 15, 2011
I try to make at least one cold-weather trip to Sullivan County each year,
specifically to look for water birds. Often I go on January 1, but this year I
didn't get there until mid-January. The recent thaw made travel easy today, and
I was able to visit Middlebrook Lake (ML), Osceola Island Recreation Area
(OIRA), and Musick's Lakeside Campground (MLC) without any delays or mishaps.
Highlights included:
Gadwall (3 ML)
American Wigeon (2 ML)
Green-winged Teal (4 OIRA)
Canvasback (ML)
Ring-necked Duck (67 ML)
Lesser Scaup (4 OIRA)
Bufflehead (28 OIRA)
Hooded Merganser (93 ML)
Ruddy Duck (OIRA)
Pied-billed Grebe (4 MLC)
Red-shouldered Hawk (OIRA)
American Coot (2 ML)
Ring-billed Gull (331+, mostly ML)
Common Raven (Highway 394 at mile marker 12)
Winter Wren (OIRA)
Hermit Thrush (Painter Creek boat launch adjacent to MLC)
As Wallace Coffey mentioned in a post earlier today, waterfowl numbers are down
from recent years. My personal records for the area, which are sparse compared
to those kept by birders in the five-county northeast Tennessee region who
visit the sites regularly, show a decline for the last few years.
Don Miller
Greeneville, Greene Co., TN
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