Yesterday, Jan. 14, Gil Derouen, Jim Anderson, and Charles Moore birded
some water areas in Sullivan County. Highlights, beginning along the
"north" side of Boone Lake, along Minga, Hamilton, Muddy Creek, Sugar
Hollow, and Buffalo Rds, including the Davis Marina:
Hooded Merganser 2
Pied-billed Grebe 5
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gull 3
Kingfisher 1
Am. Kestrel 1
Along this stretch, we saw at least 26 White-tailed Deer:
Minga Rd. 12
Hamilton Rd. 3
Buffalo Rd Herds of 5 and 6
Weir Dam:
Wigeon 2
Bufflehead 155
Great Blue Heron 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Rooty Branch Rd. Beaver Pond:
Gadwall 3
Mallard 95
Kingfisher 2
Pemberton Rd.:
Am. Kestrel 2
At Musick's Campground, we met Rick Kight, Glen Eller, and Pete Range,
who were already there.
Rick previously posted a report on the birds we saw there.
Middlebrook Lake:
Redhead 1
Ring-necked Duck 18
Hooded Merganser 178
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Bald Eagle (imm.) 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Ring-billed Gull 700 est.
Bonaparte's Gull 3
Coot 12
In our discussions with Glen and Pete, they reported Black Ducks and 2
male Pintails at Rooty Branch Rd Beaver Pond
and Herring Gulls at Middlebrook Lake, in addition to what we saw.
Roy Knispel
Johnson City
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