Seven American White Pelicans were loafing in the Spring Creek Embayment of South Holston Lake this evening, just before dark. The birds are an apparent fallout from the heavy rainstorms which hit the area. Four white pelicans were found at Musick's Campground 8 April 2006 following a similar rain event and storm fallout. The species is considered "accidental" in the Northeast Tennessee five-county area by Knight (BNET, 2nd., 2008), who lists five records for the species. These seven pelicans represent the maximum count for NET. The previous high was four. The region maximum count for the species is eight photographed by Susan Hubley of Rogersville and observed on John Sevier Lake behind her house in Hawkins County, TN on 18 April 2007. A digiscope photo was made of the pelicans seen today. Let's go birding . . . . Wallace Coffey Bristol, 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 -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clarksville, TN __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________