I birded TWRA's Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery in Anderson County, Clinton, TN today (November 29, 2005) from 8:05 to 9:33 am. Only one pond has shoreline but all ponds have some water (from full water to pockets of standing water) in them. The following is a list of waterfowl and related birds observed: 1. GBHeron- 1 2. Canada goose- 49 3. A Black duck- 1 (this duck had a yellow bill with black mottles. Chin was a buff color. Body feathers had dark centers with buff edges) 4. Mallard- 26 5. Redhead- 1 male 6. Ring-necked duck- 88 7. Lesser scaup- 3 (2 male and 1 female. Saw bird up close. Head had no frontal peak) 8. Bufflehead- 14 9. Ruddy duck- 1 10. American coot- 5 11. Ring-billed gulls- 56 12. Killdeer- 2 Allan Trently Norris, TN ajtcorax@xxxxxxxxxxx _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the count in which the birds you report were seen. The actual date of observation should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp _____________________________________________________________