9 Nov 2017
Waterways in Sullivan Co., TN
First notable fallout of ducks, loons, grebes, etc. following overnight rain.
Middlebrook Lake
Ring-nk. Duck - 3
Hooded Merganser - 1
Red-br. Merganser - 3
Horned Grebe - 9
Bonaparte's Gull - 7
South Holston Lake
Lsr Scaup - 3
BLACK SCOTER - 3 females, from 421 bridge boat ramp
Red-br. Merganser - 15
Ruddy Duck - 19
duck sp. - 300+ , from dam, too distant to ID
Com Loon - 85
Horned Grebe - 60
Bald Eagle - 3, an adult eagle caught a coot
Bonaparte's Gull - 140+
Ring-b. Gull - 1
Herring Gull - 1
South Holston River weir
Am. Wigeon - 12
Lsr Scaup - 28
Bufflehead - 12
Beaver Creek (near Buffalo Ruritan bldg)
Com. Merganser - 4, female-type
Boone Lake
Ring-nk. Duck - 12
Lsr Scaup - 60
Hooded Merganser - 4
Red-br. Merganser - 8
Ruddy Duck - 8
Com Loon - 45
Horned Grebe - 18
Bonaparte's Gull - 75
Ring-b. Gull - 10
Herring Gull - 1
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Rick Knight
Johnson City, TN
