[TN-Bird] Re: [Bristol-Birds] Western Grebe & Cave Swallows (photo)
- From: david kirschke <dkirschke@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bristol-birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, tn-bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, rknight8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 14:56:55 -0800 (PST)
Thanks, Rick. A poor quality but identifiable photo available at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dkirschke/ . The smaller bird (smudge?) next to
it is a Horned Grebe. Long distance and poor light (overcast and light rain).
Did not have my digiscoping camera. Perhaps other will get a better shot.
--- On Wed, 11/7/12, Richard Knight <rknight8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Richard Knight <rknight8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Bristol-Birds] Western Grebe & Cave Swallows
To: "bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "tn-bird"
<tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 4:36 PM
7 Nov 2012
Musick's Campground, South Holston Lake, Sullivan Co., TN
WESTERN GREBE - 1
CAVE SWALLOW - 2
also:
Ruddy Duck - 6
Com. Loon - 5
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Horned Grebe - 20
Bonaparte's Gull - 3
Com. Raven - 1
Am. Pipit - 3
The Western Grebe was associating with Horned Grebes, which provided
great comparison. While waiting for other local birders to arrive, the two
Cave Swallows suddenly appeared, swirled around for 3-4 minutes, then
vanished like a puff of smoke. However, they did fly by closely providing
a good look. The grebe was still present at 2:00 when I left.
The Western Grebe is the first unequivocal record in the 5 county area of
Northeast Tenn. A report from 1961 was weak on details, but probably
correct. The nearest previous record was from Cherokee Lake.
To my knowledge, the Cave Swallows represent the fourth record in the state.
All previous sightings came from along the Mississippi River. I wonder if the
nor'eastern going up the East coast had any influence in bringing today's
swallows to our area?
Rick Knight
Johnson City, TN
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