[TN-Bird] Percy Priest Lake birds, 28-29 Mar 13
- From: Scott Somershoe <Scott.Somershoe@xxxxxx>
- To: TN-Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:28:45 +0000
A couple highlights from late afternoon stops on the lake in Rutherford Co. the
last 2 days:
28 Mar 13, Percy Priest WMA, Field Trial area - lake best viewed by taking a
short walk across a field and ending up on the lake shore due south of the boat
ramp at the Poole's Knob campground.
13 Red-breasted Mergansers
~40 Horned Grebes, half were in full breeding plumage
~350 Bonaparte's Gulls, some in breeding plumage
12+ White-crowned Sparrows in one hedgerow
15 Wilson's Snipe
29 Mar 13, Fate Sanders Marina and Stewart Creek Boat Ramp
11 Bufflehead
104 Ruddy Ducks (in 2 flocks) - my firsts for the county and a huge number at
that!
48 Double-crested Cormorants (my first big flock of the year on the lake)
120 Bonaparte's Gulls
Lots of swallows - some lined up on wire at the marina like it was late summer.
Numbers are estimates as many birds were flying around the lake foraging.
Didn't get great looks at most birds. I bet a Cliff was mixed in there
somewhere.
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 50
Purple Martin - 150
Tree Swallow - 300
Barn Swallow - 100
I still can't find Daniel Estabrooks' Lesser Scaup (county nemesis bird?), but
at least I have a Barred Owl in the county now.
Great birding,
Scott Somershoe
State Ornithologist
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
P.O. Box 40747
Nashville, TN 37204
615-781-6653 (office)
615-781-6654 (fax)
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