[TN-Bird] Sooty Tern at Musick's Campground

From: "Ron Hoff" <rondolly@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "TN-BIRD" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 14:11:12 -0400
TN-birders,
Dollyann and I saw the Sooty Tern this morning at 0720, 0820, 0920, and 1000. 
It was flying back and forth in front of the tree-covered hillside on the far 
side of the lake (of course!). With a decent scope, you should be able to get a 
good look at it. For as much as someone like me can predict these things, the 
bird appeared healthy and was flying strongly. It made several dives down to 
the surface of the lake, but we never saw it dive into the lake (I don't know 
if this species feeds like that anyway - it may be gleaming stuff off the water 
surface). The light is not optimal in the morning, as the sun comes up behind 
aformentioned hillside (you're looking east-ish), but despite this we got good 
looks at the bird.
My opinion is that if you want to see this bird, tomorrow (Sunday, Sept. 12th) 
would be a great shot at it. It seems to be comfortable with this area of the 
lake and is hanging around.

Directions to Musick's campground:
1 - take interstate 81 north to exit 69 (this is the exit for Bristol and the 
Motor Speedway - highway 394)
2 - go right on 394 until you go past the speedway and come to a light with 
highway 421 - this is several miles
3 - go right on 421. This is a 4 lane highway for several miles. When it go 
back to 2 lanes, you go about another mile or so and turn LEFT on highway 44. 
There's a store of some kind on the left of this corner.
4 - go a few miles until you come to the sign for the Virginia state line.
5 - just after the state line sign, turn right on road 701. You'll go straight 
for about a mile (or less) until you come to where there is a road coming in 
from the left. The road you're on will bear to the right. You want NEITHER of 
these. You'll want to almost come to a stop here and look for the sign for the 
campground, which is nearly straight ahead, but slighty to the left. Go in 
slowly and you will come to a sign-in station with plastic over it on the 
right. Please sign in here (or out as you leave). Drive straight through the 
campground and it comes out at the lake. It will be obvious where to park.

The campground is shown as the northernmost boat launch symbol in the DeLorme 
Gazeteer on page 70. The lauch symbol is just below the "Su" in the name 
Sullivan County, TN. 

Good luck and great birding,
Ron Hoff and Dollyann Myers
Clinton, TN.
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