[TN-Bird] Red-necked Grebes & Long-tailed Duck (still), etc. at Lake Tansi, Cumberland County

From: "Ed Legrand" <elegrand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 19:34:52 -0600
The subject line sounds familiar today! Lake Tansi was pretty good this 
evening. The Red-necked Grebes are my first there. 
Ed LeGrand
Cumberland Co., TN

Lake Tansi, Cumberland, US-TN
Mar 5, 2014 4:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
18.0 mile(s)
Comments:     UT Grasslands Unit, Lake Hiawatha, Lake Tansi beach, marina at 
late afternoon until dark; 52 - 48 degrees, clear, light breeze; many ducks 
gathering in middle of Tansi at dusk.
37 species

Canada Goose  20     one had white neck band (couldn't read number); bird from 
Putnam Co.
Mute Swan  1     usual bird at cove by Arrowhead Dr.
Wood Duck  2
American Black Duck  4     at dusk on Tansi
Mallard  2
Northern Shoveler  20     Tansi and Hiawatha (likely same flock as two days ago)
Green-winged Teal  10     Tansi at dusk
Canvasback  125     Hiawatha (about 30 more came to Tansi at dusk--not counted)
Redhead  170     Tansi
Ring-necked Duck  250     most at Hiawatha
Lesser Scaup  60     Tansi; most appeared at dusk
Long-tailed Duck  1     male at Tansi seen from beach near point beyond 
Arrowhead Dr.; same location as last week so presumably the same bird
Bufflehead  80     gathered in middle of Tansi at dusk
Hooded Merganser  12     gathered in middle of Tansi at dusk
Red-breasted Merganser  7     Tansi; 5 males and 2 females
Ruddy Duck  25     most at Tansi
Pied-billed Grebe  20
Horned Grebe  12
Red-necked Grebe  2     Two different birds in separate parts of Lake Tansi at 
the same time; one seen with Horned Grebes and Pied-billed Grebe in same scope 
view (from 300 yards); relatively large size, distinctly long bill, fairly long 
neck, and sharp angle at back of head gave a distinct profile; coloration 
similar to dull Horned Grebe with pale area at auriculars (not quite a 
crescent); photos taken (poor quality digiscope but identifiable); one bird 
seen from the beach; later both were seen from the marina (one near the beach, 
the other at the west end of the lake
Great Blue Heron  1
American Coot  300
Killdeer  100     most out standing in field at UT Grasslands
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  3     two adults (bulky) seen flying with brown first year bird 
of same size
Mourning Dove  1
American Crow  3
Tree Swallow  4     flying over Lake Tansi
Carolina Wren  1
Eastern Bluebird  2
American Robin  4
European Starling  40
Song Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  1
Red-winged Blackbird  20
Rusty Blackbird  8     seen well as they perched in open oak by cottages at L. 
Hiawatha; both sexes seen:  all had pale eyes
House Finch  2
House Sparrow  1

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