[Bristol-Birds] BBC Boat Birding Trip

From: Whoopinwiller@xxxxxxx
To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 08:37:24 EST
13 NOV 04
South Holston Lake
Sullivan County, TN
Washington County, VA
BBC members enjoyed a splendid day aboard the DAY CRAWLER pontoon boat with 
Captain Wallace Coffey and his First Mate Sam Cross. For over two and a half 
hours gulls, loons, grebes, and waterfowl were observed in close range. Other 
participants included: Kevin Elam, Janice Martin, Mary Erwin, Judy Roach, Ruth 
Smith, and Rack Cross.

Below is our list:  
Herring Gull 4 (near S.H. Dam)
Ring-billed Gull (2 Musicks's)  (2 near S.H.Dam)
Bonaparte's Gull 28 (10 Musick's) (18 near S.H. Dam)
Horned Grebe 2 Musick's
Common Loon 21 (2 Musick's) (19 near S.H. Dam)
Mallard 2 Musick's
Double Crested Cormorant 1
Cooper's Hawk  1 Musick's
American Crow 3
Yellow-shafted Flicker 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
European Starling (several large flocks)
E. Meadowlark 21 Spring Creek, Va.
Great Blue Heron 4
Canada Goose 3
Bufflehead  9 down the lake from Painter Creek
Turkey Vulture 2
Black Vulture 1 near S.H. Dam
 
Here are notes forwarded to me by Wallace Coffey:
We birded the open waters around Musick's Campground in Sullivan Co., TN,  
Spring Creek Embayment in Washington Co., VA and the mouth of Spring Creek near 
Va. Rt. 75.
We then headed down the lake into Sullivan Co., TN below U.S. 421 bridge to 
include Brown's Bottom, South Holton Dam and portions of Riddle Creek 
Embayment, Big Creek, Josiaha Creek, Fishdam Creek, Little Oak Campground and 
Cliff 
Island.
 
At Little Oak Campground near the launching ramp we visited the Bald Eagle 
hacking tower which is still in good shape standing near the waters edge.  The 
tower was used to hack 30 young eagles in the summers of 1991-1994 by the U.S. 
Forest Service, Tennessee Tech University and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources 
Agency.
End notes.

'Til we bird again

Rack Cross
Blountville, TN


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