[TN-Bird] Re: [Bristol-Birds] Scoter Hunters (Watchers)
- From: Robert Biller <merlin42@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 13:38:57 -0400
I always run a spell check, but when I am distracted while doing the check,=
I can actually make things worse if not careful...it should have read like=
this (sorry) :
Rob (too worried but it's not like I'm wasting paper or anything :) )=20
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Reports of a possible Harlequin duck brought out six bird hunters (watchers=
) to East Tennessee's South Holston Lake in the county of Sullivan. The po=
ssible Harlequin was spotted at Musick's Campground but was seen at a great=
distance and not positively IDed. After Don Holt, Dianne Draper, Rick Kni=
ght, Wallace Coffey, Larry McDaniel, and Rob Biller converged at Musick's C=
ampground, Rob and Don proceeded over to Painted Creek Boat Ramp to check t=
hat part of the lake because that was the direction the duck was last seen =
heading toward from Musicks. Don and Rob spotted an odd duck that they cou=
ldn't get a handle on and decided to walk out the newly dried sandbar crea=
ted as the lake was being drawn down. When the two had walked out closer t=
hey set back up the telescope and relocated the bird. After finding the bi=
rd with some Pied-billed Grebes (about twice the size) they knew that they =
had a Scoter but because of the sun's position in the sky (right in the pat=
h the two hunters [watchers] were looking) they were not able to ID it down=
any further. The two re-positioned their angle but before another good lo=
ok could be had, a boat came right across where the grebes and duck was sen=
ding the Scoter airborne. The bird first flew toward Observation Knob Recr=
eational Area then banked back over top of the two hunters (watchers). As =
they watched the bird fly out of sight toward Musick's Campground, the two =
quickly grabbed their cell phones and relayed what was coming their way to =
Dianne, Wallace, Larry, and Rick. The four hunters (watchers) picked up the=
bird on the wing but it flew on past them and landed behind Egret Island. =
Egret Island being part of the exposed lake bed just on the north side of =
the look out point at Musick's (not where the 6 Great Egrets were sitting, =
which was in between Musick's Campground and Painted Creek Boat ramp in a =
cluster of small trees...). Before long the duck came out from behind Egre=
t Island and the four had IDed the duck as a Surf Scoter (first year femal=
e, I believe which could account for why it looked like a Harlequin Duck at=
an extreme distance.) This information was provided to the two hunters (w=
atchers) when they arrived back at Musick's and the two were also offered g=
reat looks for their efforts.
Rob Biller
Elizabaethton, TN
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