Gil Derouen, Kathy Noblet, and I birded the Austin Springs area and
water areas in Sullivan County today. Summary:
Austin Springs:
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Am. Kestrel 1
Purple Martin 4 Martin houses on Edgefield Rd. north
of Hwy 11E
Field Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 3
White-crowned Sparrow 3
Paddle Creek:
Blue-winged Teal 3
Chipping Sparrow 3
Also a Southern Fox Squirrel (white nose) haven't seen one here before
S. Holston Lake Dam overlook
Common Loon 4 3 in breeding plumage
Rooty Branch Rd. Beaver Dam area:
Blue-winged Teal 8
Wood Duck 4
Green Heron 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Pemberton Rd.:
Am. Kestrel 1
Hwy 421 Boat Launch area:
Bonaparte's Gull 5
Forster's Tern 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Pine Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Observation Knob Park Rd.:
Cooper's Hawk 1
also 3 White-tailed Deer lying in the shade of a tree in the campground
Musick's Campground:
Common Loon 9
Horned Grebe 3 2 in breeding plumage
Red-breasted Merganser 5
Great Blue Heron 2
Bald Eagle 1 adult
Bonaparte's Gull 20
Middlebrook Lake:
Ring-billed Gull 5
also 3 White-tailed Deer working their way up the hill on the north
hillside bank of the lake
Hwy 394:
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Roy Knispel
Johnson City
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