Thought I'd give another look for the Long-tailed Duck at Lake Breckenridge (after missing it on Tuesday). It was still there (after all) this morning. The heavily cropped photo was digiscoped with a hand-held iPhone (with much frustration). If anyone knows of an iPhone holder that fits a Zeiss Diascope eyepiece, I'd like to know about it. Ed LeGrand Crossville, Cumberland Co., TN From: Ed Legrand [mailto:elegrand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 7:21 PM To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Long-tailed Duck at Lake Breckenridge, southern Cumberland Co. today There was a female Long-tailed Duck at Lake Breckenridge in southern Cumberland Co. this morning (Sunday, Feb. 17), along with 16 Redheads, 20 Ring-necked Ducks, and 8 Hooded Mergansers. I viewed it (and took documentable photos) from the end of Cherry St. which is near the dam. There is room along the road to avoid trespassing on the heavily-signed Property Owners' Association parking area. I was expecting the bird to show up with other roosting ducks at Lake Tansi (4 miles north) this evening, but I couldn't find it. Typing "Lake Breckenridge, TN" into Google Maps brings the location right up. Sandhill Cranes were active today in southern Cumberland Co., with 5 flocks totaling 235 birds heading NW in the morning, and one flock of 60 heading south in late afternoon. Ed LeGrand Crossville, Cumberland Co., TN
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Long-tailed Duck at Lake Breckenridge, Cumberland Co. TN 21 Feb 2013.JPG
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