[TN-Bird] Gibson County Lake - changes overnight
- From: "Mark Greene" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "greenesnake@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
- To: TN-Birds Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 15:48:19 +0000 (UTC)
I visited Gibson County Lake this morning and was surprised at how much things
had changed since yesterday afternoon when I was there. But that is fairly
typical of this lake - birds come and go frequently and in just a matter of a
few hours there can be significant turnover. That was definitely the case this
morning. The flock of 10,000 ducks that was there yesterday was now down to
around 200 birds! Osprey, Semipalmated Plover, and Lesser Yellowlegs were nice
additions though! The shorebirds were with a small flock of Killdeer on the
small island near the levee. The Osprey was sitting in a snag on the far south
cove, eating a fish (what else?). There is still one Great Egret hanging around
in the north cove.
Gibson County Lake, Gibson County
Nov 6, 2014 8:30 AM - 9:35 AM
18 species
Gadwall - 50
Mallard - 25
Northern Shoveler - 5
Green-winged Teal - 25
Redhead - 1
Ring-necked Duck - 10
Lesser Scaup - 50
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 3
Great Blue Heron - 1
Great Egret - 1
Turkey Vulture - 5
Osprey - 1
American Coot - 7
Semipalmated Plover - 1
Killdeer - 8
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Good birding!
Mark GreeneTrenton, TNGibson County
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