[tn-bird] Blue-Winged Teal/12 species ducks
- From: Jimi Moore <jimimoore@xxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 21:28:50 -0500
COVE LAKE STATE PARK and EAGLE BEND FISH HATCHERY
Birds today: March 19th, 2002
This am. in a flooded Cove Lake State Pk. (Caryville-Campbell County, TN)
Jimi and I briefly observed the below species from the side of the
highway and bridge at the park. (The park will be open tomorrow)
There were several species of diving ducks close to the road in the
little "low" place that now looks like part of the main lake. There were
tons of ducks on the lake, many seen were very distant moving in and out
of the tree line in a cove.
Therefore, numbers are estimates with conservative figures.
The torrential rains certainly made these guys happy. Between both
locations we had 12 species of Ducks.
* Denotes "Firsts for Spring"
* Great Egret 1
4 Pied Billed Grebe
*17 BLUE WINGED TEAL
50+ Lesser Scaup
38 Bufflehead
16 Hooded Mergansers
6 Wood Ducks
12 Gadwall
32 Ring-Necked Ducks
* 2 RUDDY DUCKS
22 REDHEAD
12 Mallards
45 Am. Coot
Numerous Tree Swallows were over the lake. Limited viewing for other
species. No gulls today, though they were numerous here yesterday.
AT Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery in Clinton, TN (Anderson County)
a brief drive through revealed many of the above species with a couple
more
*(1) AMERICAN . WIGEON M
*(1) NORTHERN SHOVELER M
3 F Bufflehead 6 Ring-Necked Ducks 16 Lesser Scaup
8 Blue-Winged Teal 6 Mallards 40+ C. Geese
**MY FIRST SPRING PURPLE MARTIN/ Only 1
25+ Tree Swallows
The Great Blue Herons are in full nesting activity with 13 active nests.
One nest is in a new area apx. 250 feet from the Sycamore Trees with the
cluster of 12 nests.
Jimi and Nell Moore
jimimoore@xxxxxxxx
Caryville, TN
CampbellCounty, TN
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