[TN-Bird] west Knox County horned grebes, cardinals

The Cove at Concord Park in west Knox County continues to the be a good place 
to see horned grebes in Knox County.  Had at least 7 of them late this morning 
(Saturday) swimming and diving in very close.  Not much else on the water.  
Just 3 Mallards and some domesticated muscovies & geese.  About 50 ring billed 
gulls with at least 3 Bonapartes mixed in.  Several Great Blue Herons and a 
Belted Kingfisher.  A flock of about 30 Cedar Waxwings in a tree across 
Northshore.  A Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker.
 
I've been noticing an abundance of Northern Cardinals in my yard this winter. 
I've been doing Cornell's Project Feederwatch for the past 5-6 winters and this 
winter my number of cardinals has more than doubled.   The previous 5 years I 
was reporting 2 or 3; this year it's 6 or 7 every weekend.  I wonder if it's a 
trend or just something peculiar to my yard.
 
Carole Gobert, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
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