16 February 2014 Cathy Myers and I made a big birding loop through Johnson and Sullivan counties today. Below are some highlights. Roan Creek area on Watauga Lake (Johnson Co.): Red-breasted Merganser (38) Red-shouldered Hawk ( 1) Neva Community (Johnson Co.): Gray Catbird (1) Highway 421 - Mtn. City to Iron Mtn. Gap (Johnson Co.): Red-breasted Nuthatch (1) Red Crossbill (6) South Holston Lake at Highway 421 Boat Launch (Sullivan Co.): Long-tailed Duck (3) - adult males Bufflehead (62) Common Goldeneye (3) - females Red-breasted Merganser (14) Common Raven (1) Boone Lake at Davis Marina (Sullivan Co.) Ruddy Duck (1) - female; found earlier in the day by Rob Biller -- Thomas S. McNeil Cathryn L. Myers Elizabethton, TN