[Bristol-Birds] John Sevier Lake highlights

  • From: "Susan Hubley" <shubley@xxxxxxx>
  • To: "bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 20:33:54 -0400

4/6/06 Thursday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Pied-billed Grebes - 6
Double-crested Cormorants - 59
Great Blue Herons - 9 occupied nests
Ruddy Duck - 1
Wood Duck - 4
Canada Geese
Mallards
Redhead - 4
Northern Shoveler - 2
Blue-winged Teal - 6
Bald Eagle - 1 adult flew over the heronry and caused quite a raucous - circled 
the area for a few minutes and then headed toward the dam
American Coot - 50+
Eastern Phoebes - building nests under our dock
Barn Swallows
Tree Swallows
Purple Martins 
Eastern Bluebirds - nests appear complete in two bluebird boxes
Cedar Waxwings - 12

-a quick stop at the Cherokee Boat Dock on 11W this afternoon yielded 12-15 
Bonaparte's Gulls, a few Great Blue Herons, and Black Vultures

-checked the Beech Creek Bridge on Tunnel Hill Road for Cliff Swallows on 
Tuesday, 4/3 - none seen

Susan Hubley
Rogersville, Hawkins County

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