Jim Anderson, Debi Campbell, Charles Moore, and I birded some Sullivan
County water areas Tuesday, Feb. 28. Summary:
Paddle Creek:
Gadwall 2
Ring-necked Duck 6
Great Blue Heron 1
Killdeer 1
Kingfisher 1
Central Holston--Big Springs Dr.
Wood Duck 5
Bufflehead 55
Killdeer 1
Kingfisher 4
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Weir Dam:
Wigeon 6
Bufflehead 20
Ruddy Duck 4
Kingfisher 1
Rooty Branch Rd. beaver pond:
Gadwall 11
Green-winged Teal 3
Bufflehead 1
Wood Duck 2
Muskrat 1
Pemberton Rd.
Am. Kestrel 1
Hwy 421 Boat Launch area
Ruddy Duck 1
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Pine Warbler 2
Musick's Campground:
Common Loon 1
Horned Grebe 8
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Kingfisher 2
Middlebrook Lake:
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Coot 12
Kingfisher 2
Old Beaver Creek Rd.
Hooded Merganser 4
Great Blue Heron 1
I was travelling for the previous two weeks, so haven't birded these
areas for about 3 weeks. Compared to three weeks ago, we missed the E.
Screech Owl at Paddle Creek, any significant waterfowl, especially
Hooded Mergansers, at Middlebrook Lake, and Common Mergansers along
Beaver Creek.
Roy Knispel
Johnson City
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