There was a prior count of 14 at South Holston Lake on 29 Jan 2014. However, the report below is still remarkable for anywhere in Tenn. These represent two of the three highest counts of Surf Scoter in the state, the other being of 13 on 11 Dec 2001 at Center Hill Lake, DeKalb Co. Rick Knight Johnson City, TN ----- Original Message ----- Sent: 11/7/2014 Subject: [Bristol-Birds] Surf Scoters at South Holston Lake 12 SURF SCOTERS As far as I know, this is a record high count for the species in Northeast Tennessee. The previous high record it thought to be 9.