[Bristol-Birds] Common Merganser feeding in SF Holston River, Sullivan Co., TN 18 July 2015
- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'Bristol Birds'" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2015 22:15:17 -0400
Common Merganser Riverside X Rock Ledge Rd 18 July 2015.jpg TWO.jpgCommon
Merganser Riverside X Rock Ledge Rd 18 July 2015.jpg
These photos were taken of a diving bird feeding in the South Fork
Holston
River along Riverside Road at its intersection with Rock Ledge Road.
It appears to be a Common Merganser. The bird would dive and
swim into the flow of the current that was heavy from the discharge
of the South Holston Dam power generation farther upstream. The
bird easily kept its relative position in the river and would surface at
the approximate same location after each dive. It stayed under
for long periods. The photos were taken thru the glass of the front
window of the car since there was no easy place to park and trees
were obstructing much repositioning. After maybe six or eight dives
it went under and I could not relocate the bird. The photos were
taken 18 July 2015 in eastern Sullivan County, TN
Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN
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