I left home this morning with the first snow flurries of the day at about 9:15 a.m. After a doctor's appointment and lunch, I was afield to see what the cold front brought. Temperatures were down in the mid-30's just before daylight this morning. . Tonight's weather across the eastern part of the country is cold and snowy. Tuesday's birding could bring more waterbirds and such. Skies will slowly clear overnight Tuesday with a few lingering flurries possible. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Today at Middlebrook Lake Bristol, TN, Sullivan Co: Wood Duck 6 Gadwall 5 Green-winged Teal 3 Ring-necked Duck 16 Hooded Merganser 2 Ruddy Duck 4 Pied-billed Grebe 10 Great Blue Heron 2 Paddle Creek Ponds Sullivan Co, TN: Dunlin 1 Rusty Blackbirds ~500 Brown-headed Cowbirds ~300 Eastern Meadowlark 10 Hooded Merganser 3 Killdeer 9 Great Blue Heron 3 Mallard 2 Cooper's Hawk 1 Gadwall 4 Musick's Campground South Holston Lake Sullivan Co., TN Just a few minutes behind Rick Knight's observations. The only thing different was: Common Loon - 2 Did see two birds at rest well downstream with the wind blowing too hard and waves creating too much movement for my scope. Felt the birds might be scoters but could not get a positive ID on that, let alone the species. Was fascinated at the reports of Surf Scoters seen today. Rooty Branch Wetlands near Bristol TN Water Treatment Plan, eastern Sullivan Co: Wood Ducks 4 Mallards 2 Holston Mountain (3,500 ft. to 4,400 ft.) was white with snow near the top. Let's go birding. . . . . Wallace Coffey Bristol, TN