While birding near the mouth of Josiah Creek, South Holston Lake, Sullivan Co., today (10/19) I had the first COMMON LOON of the winter. At PowerLine Farm on Pemberton Rd. in Holston Valley, Sullivan Co., I had the first WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS 3 of the fall. One was singing. Also at PowerLine Farm was a MERLIN, our second record this fall. Don Holt had one in September at Musick's Campground, Sullivan Co., South Holston Lake. Six Eared Grebes were at Musick's Campground this morning. Other notable birds for today included an immature Bald Eagle also at the mouth of Josiah Creek; three Herring Gulls (2 adults, 1 immature) near South Holston Dam; Double-crested Cormorants 10, Common Coot 75 (25 on island across from dam and ~50 at Musick's Campground) and Ring-billed Gull (2) on the island across from the dam. Let's go birding..... Wallace Coffey Bristol, 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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================