[TN-Bird] Redhead / Bonnie new yard bird
- From: K Dean EDWARDS <kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Tennessee Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 18:55:42 -0500 (EST)
Actually left work before dark tonight and ran by the
pond at the Pellissiippi State campus in west Knox Co.
where I found the Redhead reported by Carol Gobert and
Kelly Roy this weekend.
When I got home, I was able to add what I consider a
somewhat overdue yardbird (#125). We're on top of
Black Oak Ridge in west Knox Co. and have a view of a
lot of sky. We're also on the daily flight path for
gulls travelling between the western end of Ft. Loudon
Lake and Melton Hill Lake by Solway. When I'm around
and able to watch just after sunrise and just before
sunset, most days I'll see a few hundred Ring-billed
Gulls flying in large Vees.
Today, I would estimate that there were about 1500
Ring-billed Gulls heading back to Ft. Loudon in
several large flocks. They were pretty far off but,
as usual, I was trying to give them all as good of
a look through as possible. Finally, I spotted a
group of about 15 birds that looked smaller and flew
with a different wing beat but they were far off and
I couldn't be sure. Fortunately, another large group
of Ring-billeds came by soon after with two obviously
smaller birds. Also fortunately, I had the scope
nearby and was able to get on the two Bonaparte's
Gulls. Eventually I counted 16 Bonnies in three
groups plus the 15 or so from the earlier flock that
were almost certainly Bonaparte's as well.
Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN
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