Hello TN birders, After hearing from Nell Moore, I headed to Cove Lake State Park in Caryville, TN. to see the Ross's Goose and as always she was right. It was a beautiful adult with all of the identifying characteristics. I saw the bird from 5:00pm to 5:30pm at less than 50 yards away. I've seen it out of the state a few times but I finally got my state bird today. Thanks Nell. Anthony Whitted Knoxville, TN. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jimi Moore <jimimoore@xxxxxxxx> To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 1:14 PM Subject: [tn-bird] "Snowy" Ross's Goose/Cove Lake > Finally!! I knew if I looked long enough, a Ross's would surely show up > here. > > This morning in lightly falling snow, I found an Adult Ross's Goose > at Cove Lake State Park in Caryville/Cambell County, TN > The bird was associating with Canada Geese. It was very evident from > my first look that this was a Ross's. The shape of the head was my first > clue as it stretched its neck towards the sky and stared warily at me. > The head was rounder than a Snow Goose and was very white. The bill > appeared very small and there was only a faint "grin" patch. The base of > the bill was bluish. > The silhouette was that of a Ross's. > I took a few pix with my 35 mm through the scope from about 75 feet > away. > If you want to look for this goose just check around the open areas of > the park with the Canada Geese. He was moving around quite a bit with > people walking and dogs off leashes... > Ol Coot just sent out information recently mentioning Ross's are > often seen "singly" with Canadas.. Today's bird is just another lone > sighting to enforce that theory. Thanks for all those tips that help us > be more alert for things for watch for. > > Bird activity was very heavy at the park this morn. I saw 3 > RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES/ 6 species of Woodpeckers/ flocks of several > hundred Cedar Waxwings along with regular species.Many crows/ Jays/ > Sparrows/ 10 Golden-Crowned Kinglets Robins were singing in the snow! > > 65 -Gadwall/ 9- Hooded Mergansers and 75+ Coot were continually being > harassed by that territorially insane Mute Swan. The ducks get NO rest. > He > was in the back today where the area of water created by a beaver dam is > about 150 feet across. He was swimming back and forth literally " > herding" the whole raft out into open water and then flying at them and > making them flee. > There was also "something" calling very loudly that I could neither > identify by voice or ever find.. Was a loud , rapid, staccato call with > a crow like quality. May have been one doing something weird, but nothing > I have ever heard. If anyone goes over there, listen for this. > > Have 32 PURPLE FINCHES at the feeders now in Jacksboro and Pine Siskins > in slushy snow/ sleet as I write this. One of these is the unusual > colored "Orange " > variant ( in the throat and face area) that I have only seen before in > House Finches > > Nell Moore > jimimoore@xxxxxxxx > Caryville, TN > CampbellCounty, TN > > =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== > > The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with > first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. > ----------------------------------------------------- > To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: > tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ----------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send email to: > tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society > web site at http://www.tnbirds.org > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN > jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 > ========================================================= > =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================