[TN-Bird] Priest Lake water birds at 7 Points

  • From: richard connors <didymops07@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tn bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:48:07 -0500

3/12/2015 Percy Priest Lake, Davidson Co TN
7 Points Rec Area

Fewer water birds in general, but still an interesting mix

Gadwall 2
Canvasback 8
Ring-necked Duck 15
distant mixed flock of ducks with scaup etc. 50
Bufflehead  2
Com. Goldeneye 2 females
Ruddy Duck 10
Horned Grebe - only 30, numbers down and some turning to breeding plumage
Com. Loon  - only 15, some calling
RED-THROATED Loon 1, all white neck, slender and upturned bill, plus three
other small loons off to the east in bad light
Wilson's Snipe 1
Bonaparte's Gull 25
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 15
 plus one ALL WHITE gull, possibly the Iceland Gull found last month by
Chloe and Nolan Walker at the Rutherford Co landfill?? Two very grainy
photos here:
http://www.pbase.com/image/159429067

Richard Connors
Nashville

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