[TN-Bird] Pine siskins, Hooded mergansers

From: Rconnorsphoto@xxxxxxx
To: TN-Bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 16:48:47 EST
12/8/08 South Davidson County  
 
I checked off a new yard bird today with sighting of 4 Pine Siskins on the  
thistle feeder. Now I don't feel left out, since they seem to be everywhere 
this  year.
 
12/7/08 Percy Priest Lake, Long Hunter State Park, Davidson Co. 
At Couchville Lake the Hooded Mergansers are back with 68 counted.  John 
Froeschauer, former ranger/ naturalist at Long Hunter SP, says an old  
timer-duck 
hunter told him the Hoodies pre-date the lake, that they  were coming there 
before Percy Priest Lake was formed in the 60's. The  limestone-based area is 
riddled with sink holes, with underground connections to  the Stones River. 
When 
the Stones river rose in high water the"lake", now called  Couchville Lake, 
would form.  At the north end of the lake the Black  Vulture roost held about 
200. And there were about 20 Ring-billed Gulls on the  lake.
 
Of interest on Percy Priest Lake, in the little bay at Volunteer Day  Loop 
trail: 6 Horned Grebes, 1 Pied -billed Grebe , just a few Com. Loons,  and 1 
Winter Wren along the shore-line rocks.
 
Richard Connors
Nashville



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