[TN-Bird] seven white pelicans at South Holston Lake

  • From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "TN-birds" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 22:22:07 -0400

 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
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