[bristol-birds] Re: large flight of Common Terns
- From: "judy phillips" <cne01663@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:06:38 -0400
Wallace,
I just saw your post about terns.
Judy and I were birding at Brooks Falls on New River in WV today during the
rain. This is one of the areas we birded with your group a few years back.
We saw 35 Common Terns feeding in the river. As we headed home , we stopped
at the mouth of the Bluestone River and counted at least 200 terns there.
They were some distance from us but we believe they were probably Common
Terns as well.
Jim & Judy Phillips
Pipestem, WV
cne01663@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: Wallace Coffey <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: 1-A Bristol-Birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, September 14, 2002 4:31 PM
Subject: [bristol-birds] large flight of Common Terns
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>Bristol Birders:
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>This morning four of us birded by boat at South Holston Lake,
>finding a flock of 49 Common Terns and one (1) Black Tern.
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>The four (4) Eared Grebes were still in the vicinity of Musick's
>Campground, Sullivan Co., TN.
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>Ken Hale took his slick, quick boat and Rack Cross, Wallace
>Coffey and Bert Hale rounded out the party.
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>Near Cliff Island and Brown's Bottom areas of the lake, south
>of U.S. 421 bridge, we encountered the terns.
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>For more than 30 minutes and many miles, we followed the
>flock as they flew along the lake. Most of the time we were
>traveling about 20-25 mph and with birds all around the boat.
>They frequently flew within 15 to 20 feet of the craft and along
>side, just above the water and at other times just a foot or so
>above the water where we could look down on the upper
>surface of the wing.
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>The dark tip of the primaries and dark carpal bar on
>the leading edge of the wing was evident. The forked tails
>and black area behind the eyes were distinct.
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>The small Black Tern was in near breeding plummage and
>mostly followed the flock or flew on the outside of the group.
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>We also had about a dozen Great Blue Herons and four or
>five Spotted Sandpipers and a single Pied-billed Grebe.
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>Otherwise, the cold front may have either not brought us
>much or pushed birdsout. The terns and grebes were likely
>moving in relation to the front.
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>Wallace Coffey
>Bristol
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