[Bristol-Birds] Loons and lots more!!
- From: "Rack Cross" <frogfarm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 20:39:56 -0500
Bristol Birders
While Carol and I were afield today we checked off forty-one species and =
had a great time doing it. Our highlights included:
Carol finally got to tic by the COMMON LOON on her TN list as we =
observed four of them at Musick's Campground today. Also of note at the =
campground were a single GREATER YELLOWLEGS, one COOPER'S HAWK, six =
GREATER SCAUP, five RING-BILLED GULLS and six PIED-BILLED GREBES. An =
interesting wildlife sighting also occurred when a spike buck deer swam =
all the way across the lake toward us!
The wier dam was busy with teens of AMERICAN WIGEONS and BUFFLEHEADS. We =
also observed two female HOODED MERGANSERS in the mix. Atop the S. =
Holston Dam we saw HERRING GULLS, RING-BILLED GULLS and BONAPARTE'S =
GULLS in small numbers. The six or seven DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS were =
on the same island and the raft of probable C. Loons had moved well =
behind the island out of range for ID. The number was about twenty-five =
birds with a smaller group of sixteen nearby.
At Middlebrook lake the water surface was crowded with birds. One =
hundred twenty plus RING-NECKED DUCKS, twenty or so LESSER SCAUP, twelve =
HOODED MERGANSERS, hundreds of CANADA GEESE, MALLARDS, one Pied-billed =
Grebe, two D.C. Cormorants, two GREAT BLUE HERONS, one BELTED =
KINGFISHER, two KILLDEER, two GADWALL, two unidentified Grebes and one =
ROSS'S GOOSE!!
Carol got two lifers (Greater Scaup and Ross's Goose) and a state bird =
(C.Loon) and I got one lifer, the Ross's Goose. And we are both very =
happy to have birded today!
'Til we bird again
Rack Cross
Blountville, TN
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