[tn-bird] Re: Black Scoter- Britton Ford (Henry Co.)
- From: "Nancy Moore" <jaybird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 18:43:12 -0500
Mike , The harvest of rice started today.
Nancy Moore
Blue Basin Cove B&B
Reelfoot Lake, Tn.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Mikectodd@xxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 3:21 PM
Subject: [tn-bird] Black Scoter- Britton Ford (Henry Co.)
>
> The highlights of a chilly morning's birding at Britton Ford was a
> female-type Black Scoter, 1st seen out from the south point at Britton
Ford
> Unit of TNWR, and a Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow. The Scoter was by
itself,
> and not associating with the few Ruddy Ducks that were in the area. I was
> also able to relocate the Scoter from the north point (boat launch) at
> Britton Ford. During the time I observed the bird, I saw it dive a couple
of
> times, make a short flight, but it generally was staying on the surface.
The
> following is a link to a Topozone map showing the Scoter location for
anyone
> not familiar with the area:
> http://topozone.com/map.asp?z=16&n=4021795&e=398922
>
> A few leisurely passes through the LeConte's/Sharp-tailed Sparrow field at
> Britton Ford produced a single Sharp-tailed, and numerous Swamp, Savannah,
> Song, and Field Sparrows, along with a Marsh Wren.
>
> Warbler diversity has certainly waned with the cold front, but I still
> squeaked out 9 species, with Orange-crowned, Tennessee, Nashville,
> Bay-breasted, Magnolia, Black-throated Green, Palm, and Common
Yellowthroat
> in addition to the Yellow-rumped's everywhere. Both Kinglets were observed
> multiple times, and a Winter Wren got in on the act as well.
>
> One of the most interesting observations of the morning was the antics of
a
> playful young male Cooper's Hawk. He was up enjoying the breezy day with a
> group of Turkey Vultures when an American Crow ventured by at the wrong
time.
> The Coop has enough altitude to get a very respectable stoop going on the
> crow, which all but turned itself inside out when it realized it was in
the
> flight path of the missile from above. The Crow didn't seem to think much
of
> this treatment, and after it got itself in level flight, attempted to give
> chase to the young Coop, which easily gained altitude and went back to
acting
> like nothing every happened.
>
> All in all, a nice few hours in the field this morning. (Now hopefully the
> rice harvest at Reelfoot will get to going good in the next few days)!
>
>
> Good birding!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Mike Todd
> McKenzie, TN
> Carroll Co.
> mikectodd@xxxxxx
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