[Bristol-Birds] Sullivan County Waterfowl

  • From: "Roy & Robin Knispel" <rknispel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:49:40 -0500

Gil Derouen and I checked several areas in Sullivan County for waterfowl and 
other birds today.  Highlights include:

Hyder Hill Rd & Bristol Highway (on the way out)
Wild Turkey               20

Paddle Creek   (mostly iced over)
Gadwall                           4
Mallard                            5
Great Blue Heron             2
Eastern Meadowlark      13

Weir Dam
Mallard                             8
Bufflehead                       20
Great Blue Heron              2
Pileated Woodpecker        1    nearby--nice, long view
Golden-crowned Kinglet    1
Yellow-rumped Warbler    1

Rooty Branch/Pemberton Roads
Kestrel                               1
Cooper's Hawk                  1

Musick's Campground
Common Loon                      1
Pied-billed Grebe                  5
Double-crested Cormorant    1
Ring-billed Gull                  200

Middlebrook Lake
Hooded Merganser            200
Ring-necked Duck                40
Red-tailed Hawk                     1
Ring-billed Gull                   120

It was a great day to be out birding.

Roy Knispel
Johnson City, TN

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