TN-birders,
Dollyann & I checked out the Black-bellied Whistling Ducks that were reported
yesterday at the small parking lot between the Landmark Inn and a public
parking area for the greenway in Sevierville, Sevier County. The entrance to
the parking lot is off Forks-of-the-river Parkway (highway 441), which at this
point is a short bypass from Chapman Highway and the main part of 441 going to
Pigeon Forge. The Landmark Inn is a large hotel on the right on the banks of
the West Prong of the Little Pigeon River. 35.86382, –83.56842
The ducks were roosting and sleeping on one of the small grassy islands in the
river. The birds may go out in the surrounding area to feed at times, as a
birder who checked this location earlier in the day missed them. We were there
around 1:30 pm.
Great birding,
Ron Hoff & Dollyann Myers
Clinton, TN
