1/26/08, Douglas Lake (elevation: 955 ft.) Dutch Bottoms, Cocke county 3:30-4:00 PM We spotted 5 whitish geese on the lakeshore, then, about 100 yards away, another was foraging among some Canada geese. That individual appeared to be smaller, relative to the Canadas, than those in the group of 5. Also, its bill looked smaller, bluish, and semed to lack the "grin patch" of a snow goose. I tried to drive closer for a better look and a few photographs, but the closest Canada spooked, took flight, and, of course, the mass of geese did likewise. We're pretty sure the individual was a ROSS'S GOOSE, but wish we'd had a closer look. Otherwise: Snow goose (5: 3 white juveniles, 1 white & 1 dark adult) Canada goose (750+) Bald eagle (imm.) Northern harrier >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> McCorkle Rd., Baneberry, Jefferson county 5-5:30 PM Canada goose (200+) Am. black duck (5) Mallard (ca. 150) Green-winged teal (25) Great blue heron (14) Bald eagle (adult) Am. kestrel Ring-billed gull (35) And, 2 coyotes loping along the lakeshore. Michael Sledjeski & Leslie Gibbens Del Rio TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ 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 ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________