Today (Dec. 12), Gil Derouen, Debi Campbell, Jim Anderson, Brenda
Richards, and I birded water areas in Sullivan County. Here are some
sightings;
Paddle Creek:
Gadwall 8
N. Pintail 4
Green-winged Teal 11
Ring-necked Duck 12
Hooded Merganser 1
Killdeer 12
S. Holston River--Big Springs Rd.
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 2 (1 adult, 1 imm.)
Weir Dam:
Am. Wigeon 30
Ring-necked Duck 1
Bufflehead 60
S. Holston Lake Dam Overlook:
Ring-billed Gull 7
Beaver Pond off Rooty Branch Rd:
Am Black Duck 3
Mallard 166
Am. Black DuckxMallard Hybrid 1
N. Pintail 2
Green-winged Teal 6
Redhead 1
Musick's Campground:
Common Loon 3
Bufflehead 1
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Bald Eagle 1 adult
Ring-billed Gull 9
Middlebrook Lake:
Hooded Merganser 200
Coot 6
Ring-billed Gull 160
In addition, we had Great Blue Herons at Big Springs Rd. (1), Central
Holston (1), Weir Dam (1), Musick's (2), Hwy 421 Boat Launch area (1),
and Middlebrook Lake (2)
Kingfishers at Paddle Creek, Big Springs Rd., Rooty Branch, and
Middlebrook Lake (1 each), and Red-tailed Hawks at Paddle Creek and
Piney Flats (1 each).
Roy Knispel
Johnson City
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