[TN-Bird] Field Trip to Percy Priest Lake

From: "likebird" <likebird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "TN-BIRD" <TN-BIRD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:42:07 -0600
Birders,
A day without sun isn't always bad.  Today eight birders made their way around 
several good birding spots on Percy Priest Lake enjoying  the good light on the 
partially frozen lake.  A total of 55 species were seen in temperatures that 
ranged from  35 degrees to 51 degrees.
Seen were:

Canada Goose  35
Gadwall   2
Am. Black Duck   2
Mallard   176
N. Shoveler  90
Lesser Scaup   4
Bufflehead  28
Common Goldeneye  22
Hooded Merganzer   18
Ruddy Duck   9
Common Loon   116
Pied-bill Grebe   8
Horned Grebe   5
Great Blue Heron  7 *
Black Vulture   1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Cooper's Hawk   2
Red-tailed Hawk   1
American Coot  290
Killdeer   5
Dunlin   1
Bonapart's Gull  64
Ring-billed Gull   600
Herring Gull   2
Rock Pigeon   2
Mourning Dove 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker   1
N. Flicker   1
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Easterm Phoebe  1
Blue Jay   16
Am. Crow   17
Carolina Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse   6 
Carolina Wren   4
Golden-cr. Kinglet   4
Ruby-cr. Kinglet  2
Eastern Bluebird   3
American Robin  29
N. Mockingbird   4
Brown Thrasher   1
E. Starling  450
Cedar Waxwing   5
Yellow-rumped Warbler    36
E. Towhee   3
Field Sparrow   3
Fox Sparrow  1
Song sparrow  1
White-th. Sparrow  8
Dark-eyed Junco  6
N. Cardinal   8
Common Grackle   3
Purple Finch   6

*  A ways from the dam, there were nine Great Blue Heron nests with six Great 
Blues sitting on them.

Linda V. Kelly
Kevin Bowden
NTOS Field Trip Coordinators



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