Hi All Like Bill, I'm wondering if there is a trend this winter toward more Greater Scaup observations than in years past also. I've had three observations of Scaup in the last month, and in my opinion, all have been Greater. One male was on a small pond at Bent Creek Golf Course in Cobbly Nob, near Gatlinburg. I'm not sure if this was a county record or not, but it was the first for ebird. Then, a few day ago, while at the Douglas Dam headwaters near the dam and boat ramp, I found what I believe to be 17 Greater Scaup in with a small raft of Redhead. And then today, I'm almost certain to have found a female Greater Scaup at Bent Creek Golf Course in Cobbly Nob. I am editing a few digitized scope photos that I will post later to see what others opinion is regarding this female. Stay tuned Keith Watson Pittman Center, TN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Pulliam" <littlezz@xxxxxxxxx> To: "TN-Birds bird" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2014 3:05:08 PM Subject: [TN-Bird] Greater Scaup, Hohenwald The same pool at the Hohenwald wastewater treatment plant (Lewis County) that hosted a Surf Scoter in the fall was sporting a female Greater Scaup this afternoon (1/5/2014), first county record and number 207 for my personal Lewis County list. Interestingly this is my third encounter with Greater Scaup away from the major reservoirs in just the last few weeks -- one on Laurel Hill Lake on the Buffalo River CBC on 12/16/13, three yesterday ay the New Johnsonville WTP in Humphreys County on the Duck River CBC, and now one today in Hohenwald. In fact 5 of the 6 scaup I have seen on smaller bodies of water in the last three weeks have bean Greaters. I have to wonder if this is a fluke or a trend? Bill Pulliam Hohenwald TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. _____________________________________________________________ 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 ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clemson, SC __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________