[Bristol-Birds] Report on Herndon Bird Club field trip to Sullivan County
- From: "Roy & Robin Knispel" <rknispel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 13:37:02 -0500
The Herndon Bird Club had its field trip to Sullivan County waterfowl areas
Saturday, Nov. 23. Eleven people participated in all or sections of the trip.
We birded at the Weir Dam, overlook at S. Holston Lake Dam, Rooty Branch and
Pemberton Rds., Musick's Campground, Middlebrook Lake, and Paddle Creek.
Species seen included:
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Am. Wigeon
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser
Loon Sp.
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
D.C. Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
N. Harrier at Paddle Creek
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle (4: 2 Adult at the S. Holston Lake Dam Overlook, 1 imm. at Musick's
and 1 imm. at Paddle Creek)
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 imm. at Middlebrook
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
E. Screech-Owl (gray)
B. Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
N. Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Am. Kestrel
Blue Jay
Crow
Carolina Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Golden-crowned Kinglet
E. Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
N. Mockingbird
Starling
This makes 41 species with the Loon.
Thanks to Rick Knight for leading the trip.
Roy Knispel
Lee & Lois Herndon Chapter, TOS
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