I ventured out to the area below South Holston Dam for several hours today.
Conditions are pretty rough on all the roads in that area. The smart people
stayed home and birded the feeders in their yard today. I birded alone from
1:00pm until 2:30pm. Mike Sanders came out around 2:30 and we birded until
4:30pm. Sending along two pictures of the area from today.
Osceola Island
1:00pm-4:30pm
Snow conditions with steady wind
Temperature:mid 20s
List of birds seen:
Northern Flicker-1
Eastern Screech-Owl-1 (In the same Sycamore hole)
Carolina Chickadee-12
Carolina Wren-3
Tufted Titmouse-3
White-throated Sparrow-30
Song Sparrow-25
Fox Sparrow-1 (Highlight bird for me)
Field Sparrow-4
Brown Creeper-2
Hairy Woodpecker-1
Downy Woodpecker-2
Hermit Thrush-3
Northern Cardinal-2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet-3
Golden-crowned Kinglet-3
Mallards-10
Bufflehead-30+
Canada Goose-13
Ring-necked Duck-6
Belted Kingfisher-3
Great Blue Heron-4
Ring-billed Gull-4
American Wigeon-7
American Crow-6
White-breasted Nuthatch-1
Gary Cooper
Bristol,
Virginia
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