Reece Jamerson, Gil Derouen and I birded waterfowl areas in Sullivan County this morning. Waterfowl and other highlights include: Paddle Creek Mallard 8 Gadwall 6 Am. Wigeon 5 Ring-necked Duck 1 Hooded Merganser 2 Kingfisher 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Meadowbrook Farm at Cold Spring Road and Hwy 44 Intersection Ring-necked Duck 28 (all males) Canada Goose 27 King Lane Kestrel 1 N. Flicker 1 Pine Siskin 35 5 White-tailed Deer on the shoulder of the road Musick's Campground Mallard 2 Black Duck 2 Pied-billed Grebe 7 Eared Grebe 1 S. Holston River, Weir Dam Am. Wigeon 2 Green-winged Teal 2 Bufflehead 40 Middlebrook Lake Mute Swan 2 Canada Goose 48 Mallard 12 Hooded Merganser 73 Pied-billed Grebe 3 Coot 4 Great Blue Heron 1 Killdeer 4 Ring-billed Gull 308 After several days of rain, it was a great morning to be out. Roy Knispel Johnson City, Washington County, TN