[Bristol-Birds] Waterfowl, Carter and Sullivan Counties
- From: "Roy & Robin Knispel" <rknispel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:23:42 -0400
Gil Derouen, Reece Jamerson and I birded this morning, checking water areas in
Carter and Sullivan Counties. Highlights include:
Carter County
Watauga River, Rasar Farm, Siam Bridge area
Bufflehead 39
Ringnecked Duck 8
Wilbur Dam and above
Bufflehead 73
White-winged Scoter (just upstream from the bridge upstream from the Wilbur
Dam)
Wild Turkey 9
Sullivan County
Paddlecreek--had a good variety of ducks
Gadwall 4
Am. Wigeon 5
Wood Duck 2
Lesser Scaup ~20
Ring-necked Duck ~20
Wilson's Snipe 2
Killdeer 2
Weir Dam, S. Holston River
Bufflehead 8
Lesser Scaup 15
Musick's Campground
Pied-billed Grebe 8
horned Grebe 12
Eared Grebe 3
Canada Geese, Mallards, Ringbilled Gulls
Some of the Grebes are changing from winter to breeding plumage. Nice colors!
Middlebrook Lake
Ring-necked Duck 45
Coot 25
Black-crowned Night Heron 1
Roy Knispel
Johnson City, TN Washington County
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