Gil Derouen, Jim Anderson, Debi Campbell, Charles Moore, and I birded
some water areas in Sullivan Cty yesterday (10-24).
We observed a great display by 8 Bald Eagles (2 adults and 6 younger
birds) flying around and interacting where we viewed them from near the
crane at the S. Holston Lake Dam overlook. We also saw one Bald Eagle
at the Hwy 421 bridge boat launch and one Bald Eagle coming down the
river at the Weir Dam.
Additional sightings for the day include:
Wild Turkeys---8 on Sugar Hollow Rd. and 4 in the Davis Dock area
also at Davis Dock
D. C. Cormorant 9
Osprey 1
Coot 1
Boone Lake Overlook:
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Musick's Campground
Common Loon 1
Rooty Branch beaver pond
Wood Duck 10
Weir Dam:
Am. Wigeon 10
Blue-winged Teal 8
Paddle Creek:
Am Kestrel 1
Coot 1
Middlebrook Lake:
Wood Duck 3
Coot 2
We also had Red-tailed Hawks at Musick's, Big Springs Rd., and Paddle
Creek and 14 Great Blue Herons--at least one at almost every place we
checked.
Roy Knispel
Johnson City
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