[TN-Bird] TN NWR-Duck River Visit!

  • From: Stanley York <swy911@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Tn bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 15:58:02 -0500

November 2, 2012
Humphreys County, TN

7:45am
Waterfowl everywhere on the Tennessee River near Pool 1, large rafts of coots, 
ducks, grebes, plus loons, pelicans, notables below:

Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallards, everywhere 
Northern Pintail
Lesser Scaup
Hooded Merganser
Common Loon -6 at least
Pied & Horned Grebes
American White Pelicans
Great Egrets
Bald Eagle
Peregrine Falcon
American Coots-1,000+ easy
Red-breasted Nuthatch in a group of pines near the boat ramp

Interpretive Auto Loop area notables:
8:40am
Greater White-fronted Geese
Snow Goose
Canada Geese
Mallards all over the place
Most of the same ducks seen on the river, plus
Ring-necked duck
Northern Shoveler
Herring Gulls
Winter Wren
Bald Eagles
Plus heard another Red-breasted Nuthatch

Amazing morning on the refuge I was almost overwhelmed with all of the activity!

Stanley York Jr.




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