SE Bedford County TN- Sunny & pleasant (~55 degrees) TWRA Lake: Bedford January 12 While on a quick run by Bedford Lake Monday afternoon ~ 4:00 p.m., we were greeted by some wonderful discoveries and finds. Listed below is what we found; if bird is designated with an * , it means we heard only. Great Blue Heron Bufflehead (approx 50- 60, both male & female) American Black Duck (2)- textbook view Ruddy Ducks (~10, both male & female) Gadwalls (~8) Mallard (2) Hooded Merganser (1) Ring-necked Duck (6; both male & female) Green-winged Teal (~16, both male & female)- beautiful view with sun hitting these just perfectly! Northern Bobwhite* (unusual for a January day!) Killdeer (~ 12) Common Snipe (~6- this is a first for us to see this species at this lake) Belted Kingfisher Downy Woodpecker* Carolina Chickadee* White-breasted Nuthatch* Carolina Wren* American Robin (~2000+) Hermit Thrush (1)- most likely...very brief glimpse but have seen them in the same spot before American Kestrel (1 male)- dropped his tiny vole-like rodent as we went by (accidentally startled him) Northern Cardinal Pileated Woodpecker* Also of interest- pond near Cascade High School (NE Bedford Co)on HWY 269 has been increasing in hooded merganser numbers steadily...~25 this afternoon (Jan 13) but this may be short-lived...the Canada Geese also had discovered this same pond! This pond often has the belted kingfisher, GrBlHeron, and pied-billed grebes, too. Sunday Jan 11 On Hwy 269 toward Cascade School (Bedford Co, between Dement Bridge and Wartrace, I had two hawks circling, almost looked as if the courtship ritual-type circling...also had a turkey vulture casting shadows over the road, along with the two hawks. Melissa Turrentine Bedford County, TN John Sellars Chapter TOS (Lebanon TN) =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================