[TN-Bird] Blue Moon Cruise at Hiwassee (Knoxville Chapter TOS)
- From: "LeGrand family" <elegrand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:25:14 -0600
About 15 Knoxville Chapter members were among the approximately 30
passengers on the Blue Moon cruise (http://www.bluemooncruises.org) at
Hiwassee on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 18. Thanks to Alice Woody for
organizing such a very delightful and birdy afternoon. I've taken the
liberty of entering a list in eBird. Our birds complement those reported by
Charles Murray. Most of the cranes were along the Tennessee River north of
Hiwassee up toward Armstrong Bend. [If others on the trip would like me to
share the eBird list with them for their personal editing, let me know
off-line. Also, I had not planned on submitting the list for the Great
Backyard Bird Count, so others should feel free to.]
Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge, Meigs, US-TN
Feb 18, 2012 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
30.0 mile(s)
Comments: On Blue Moon cruise (with Knoxville Chapter TOS) from Sale
Creek Marina upriver to near Hwy 58 bridge on Hiwassee River, back down and
then up Tennessee River to Armstrong Bend, then down Tennessee River to Sale
Creek. 60 to 55 degrees F, calm, overcast.
29 species (+1 other taxa)
Snow/Ross's Goose 1 Not confirmed as to species.
Canada Goose 30
Gadwall 35
American Black Duck 4
Mallard 600
Northern Pintail 2
Green-winged Teal 40
Redhead 1
Ring-necked Duck 1
Bufflehead 25
Hooded Merganser 10 Flock in flight
Pied-billed Grebe 12
Horned Grebe 18
Double-crested Cormorant 200
Great Blue Heron 60
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 8
Osprey 1 Well seen by all on piling with nest
Bald Eagle 15 One adult at nest near Hwy 58 bridge.
American Coot 70
Sandhill Crane 2500
Whooping Crane 2 One primarily orange; the other had some orange
feathers
Killdeer 30
Ring-billed Gull 400
Rock Pigeon 40
Belted Kingfisher 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
American Crow 20
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Ed LeGrand
Crossville, Cumberland Co., TN
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