[TN-Bird] Fwd: 2 Red-throated Loons in Hamilton County, TN
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Subject: Fwd: 2 Red-throated Loons in Hamilton County, TN
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:40:37 +0000
John,
I tried to send this twice to Tenn Birds. Will you attempt to forward it,
please. DRJ
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Subject: Fwd: 2 Red-throated Loons in Hamilton County, TN
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Subject: 2 Red-throated Loons in Hamilton County, TN
John Henderson and I observed a winter plumage Red-throated Loon from near the
boat ramp at Booker T. Washington State Park around 10:00 AM EDT. The bird was
about half way between Gold Point Marina to the left and Privateer Yacht Club
to the right and more or less half way across the lake. The bird exhibited the
classic thin and upturned bill, a white face and neck (the eye was surrounded
by white), smaller size overall than nearby Common Loons and considerable white
spotting on the back. We also observed a Peregrine Falcon flying over the Group
Camp area on the hilltop, which can be reached by taking the first left after
you enter the park.
Later in the day I found a second Red-throated Loon at Chester Frost Park, a
Hamilton County Park just east of Hixson Pike. The bird was alone in the first
slough which can be reached by turning left just after you enter the park and
taking the second left onto a gravel road that leads toward the water. The bird
was about half way between the near shore and a white boat that is beached on
the far shoreline. Similar field marks noted above were present on this bird as
well. The bird was found around 2:00 PM, observed for 10 minutes or so and was
still present when I left the park at 3:04 PM.
Good Birding in '09.
Daniel Jacobson
Hamilton County
Hixson, (Chattanooga) TN
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