[Bristol-Birds] Water areas--Washington and Sullivan Counties

  • From: "Roy & Robin Knispel" <rknispel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:06:31 -0500

Gil Derouen and I birded water areas in Washington and Sullivan Counties during 
the middle of the day today.
Summary of sightings:

Austin Springs
~100 Ring-billed Gulls

Paddle Creek
Mallard                          42
Gadwall                           1
Green-winged Teal           4
Ring-necked Duck           2
Hooded Merganser          4
Ruddy Duck                     1
Pied-billed Grebe             2
Great Blue Heron             2
Red-tailed Hawk              1
Kingfisher                         1
Junco                               12

Weir Dam
Mallard                             2
Wigeon                             8
Redhead                           11
Bufflehead                         45
E. Screech Owl                  1
Winter Wren                       1

Rooty Branch Ponds 
Mallard                               24
Am. Kestrel  (Pemberton Rd.)  2

Hwy 44--intersection with Painter Rd.
Mallard                              40
The river is quite a bit higher than it was a week or two ago and this bay now 
has lots of water.

Musick's Campground
Ring-billed Gull                  175
We didn't see any ducks or grebes here.

Middlebrook Lake
Canada Goose                    40
Am. Black Duck                   2
Mallard                               25
Hooded Merganser             37
Pied-billed Grebe                  2
Coot                                     1
Ring-billed Gull                  200
Kingfisher                              1

Roy Knispel
Johnson City


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