[Bristol-Birds] waterbird fallout totals for South Holston Lake

From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:21:38 -0500
17 November 2011
South Holston Lake
waterbird fallout

The following is a list of waterbirds found at South Holston Lake
and the SH Weir Dam in Tennessee and Virginia combined.  It
is a compilation of birds seen by Mike Sanders, Wallace Coffey,
Rick Knight and Darrell Wilder.  At the end of this list, you will
see the breakout for species and locations from Sanders and
Coffey.  Otherwise, Knight has already posted the birds he found
by location for South Holston.

Canada Goose 75
Wood Duck 1
Gadwall 37
American Wigeon 47
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 5
Northern Shoveler 8
Green-winged Teal 58
Canvasback 1
Redhead 54
Ring-necked Duck  1165
Greater Scaup 27
Lesser Scaup  2190
Surf Scoter  3 (the third bird reported by Darrell Wilder)
White-winged Scoter  6
Buffleheads  98 (42 at Weir Dam)
Common Goldeneye 11
Hooded Merganser 1
Red-breasted Merganser  20
Ruddy Duck 208
Common Loon 15
Pied Billed Grebe 10
Horned Grebe 57
Eared Grebe 1
Bald Eagle 2
American Coot  3300
Killdeer 100
Bonaparte Gull 3
Ring-billed Gull 7

Mesick's Campground (Sanders & Coffey)
Sullivan Co. TN & Washington Co., VA


Killdeer-100+
Bald Eagle 1
Surf Scoter-2 (TN only)
American Coot-1400
Common Loon-14
Buffleheads-5
American Wigeon-2
Redhead-34
Horned Grebe-35
Eared Grebe 1
Bonaparte's Gull-3
Ring-billed Gull-4
Ruddy Duck-204
Gadwall-7
Greater Scaup-10
Lesser Scaup-340
Common Goldeneye-11 (in both VA and TN)
Northern Shoveler-4


TVA Boat Ramp (Coffey & Sanders)
Sullivan Co., TN


American Coot-500
Ring-billed Gull-4


Washington Co Park, VA (Coffey & Sanders)
seen from the boat ramp


Buffleheads-32
Ruddy Duck-37
Horned Grebe-4
Lesser Scaup-105
White-winged Scoter-6
Hooded Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe-10
American Coot-350
Green-winged Teal-6
Ring-necked Duck-25
Common Loon-1


Avens Bridge  (Coffey & Sanders)
Washington Co., VA


Bonaparte's Gull-1
Gadwall-10
American Wigeon-45
Lesser Scaup-1200
Greater Scaup-17
Ring-necked Duck-1100
Red-breasted Merganser-20
Wood Duck
Buffleheads-40
Horned Grebe-15
Ruddy Duck-4
Redhead -20
American Coot-50
Mallard-5
American Black Duck -1
Green-winged Teal-12

While I was getting my equipment ready to get out and check on
a possible fallout from the overnight conditions, Mike Sanders 
texted me a message at 8:55 a.m. and reported he had found a
good waterfowl fallout at Musick's Campground.  As I drove to
meet him the temp. was 36 degrees and a light snowfall was
blowing sideways across US 421 highway.  He telephoned me
a few minutes later and said a boat had scattered the major
portion of the birds with most going out of sight into Virginia.

We birded Musick's for a good period and then worked out 
way up the reservoir until almost 2:30 p.m.  I went on to the
Weir, US 421 bridge and South Holston Dam.  At the dam,
a Bald Eagle was constantly just a foot above the water 
trying to catch one of the coots but without success.

A very nice day in the field.  Thanks to Glen Eller who stayed
in contact throughout the early afternoon.

Let's do this again real soon......

Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN
[Bristol-Birds] waterbird fallout totals for South Holston Lake

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