[TN-Bird] Re: White-winged Scoter totals
- From: "Dave Spicer" <birdsnbflys@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "TN-bird" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 10:33:52 -0500
Here’s a picture of some of the White-winged Scoters that were in the area just
above the dam yesterday morning. I had counted 40 in a distant group not long
before I took this picture and if I’ve counted correctly there are 50 in this
group. Those in the picture were just part of what was there, this was simply
the largest, closest group.
This isn’t the best possible picture due to lighting and distance but it
conveys the idea. In addition to these we saw at least 5 more from Booker T.
Washington Park and a group from Cookeville had at least two more fly by off of
Vincent Rd.
I heard reports of others seeing a Black and several Surf Scoters in the Booker
T Washington Park area but we didn’t have any luck finding them.
If anyone did get a count of what was there yesterday I would like to hear the
total.
Dave Spicer
Hamilton County, Ooltewah, TN
From: Ron Hoff
Sent: Saturday, February 1, 2014 7:35 PM
To: TN-bird
Subject: [TN-Bird] White-winged Scoter totals
TN-birders,
As the state bird count compiler, I have already made a list of the highest
total for most of the species we see here in Tennessee. By this I mean, I
searched for the highest total for a species (say, American Robin) seen in a
dedicated survey (or bird count, or a day of birding in a restricted area). I
did this so I could relay that information to the general public when I do the
count summaries, be it the Spring, Fall or Christmas bird counts.
So.....I would like to hear what the highest total for Chickamauga Lake was
today. So far, from what I have read on TN-bird, it was approximately 100. My
previous high total for WW Scoter was 28, in 1981! This was also Chickamauga
Lake! Must be something in the water!
Please post what you folks down there come up with for a total. I will update
my ever-changing list!
Thanks and great birding,
Ron Hoff
President / state bird count compiler
Tennessee Ornithological Society
282 Hackworth Ln.
Clinton, TN 37716
865-435-4547
aves7000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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