[Bristol-Birds] Sightings at Winged Deer Park, Austin Springs, and Musick's Campground

  • From: "Roy & Robin Knispel" <rknispel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:08:16 -0400

Reece Jamerson, Gil Derouen and I birded Winged Deer Park, Austin Springs 
(Johnson City, Washington Cty) and Musick's Campground (Sullivan Cty) today, 
from about 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.  Highlights include:

Winged Deer Park
     Phoebe
     House Wren
     E. Bluebird
     Red-eyed Vireo
     Black and White Warbler
     Blackburnian Warbler
     Tennessee Warbler
     Chestnut-sided Warbler
     Am. Redstart
        Total species:   22

Austin Springs
     D.C. Cormorant
     A flock of ~386 Canada Geese flew in from the north and landed on the 
river downstream from the Bridge
     Blue-winged Teal
     Bald Eagle (mature, flying up river over the Austin Springs Rd. Bridge)
     N. Flicker
     Ruby-throated Hummingbird
     Tennessee Warbler
     Palm Warbler
        Total Species:  18
    A family of 5 Otters playing on the pallet-like dock at the downstream side 
of the bridge

Musick's Campground
     Common Loon
     Blue-winged Teal
     Osprey
     Bald Eagle (mature, in a tree across the water from the normal parking spot
     Greater Yellowlegs (4)
     Lesser Yellowlegs   (1)
     Pectoral Sandpiper (1)
     Total species:   13

Roy Knispel
Johnson City, Washington Cty, TN

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