[TN-Bird] Re: White-winged Scoters, Concord, Knox County
- From: kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: Steve Clendenen <scgwc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 13:46:20 -0500 (EST)
Fort Loudon Dam is only a short flight (~6 miles) to the SW from Concord
Park so that might be another good place to look for these guys. Lots of
water and good viewing areas there.
Dean Edwards
Knoxville TN
On Thu, 23 Jan 2014, Steve Clendenen wrote:
> Thanks to Colin Sumrall for posting his sighting this morning! Janet
> McKnight and we re-found the two male White-winged Scoters. We went to
> the double bridge west of the Concord Road traffic circle and quickly
> found the birds with a scope at 8:40 a.m. and Janet McKnight soon joined
> us. The birds floated with heads tucked in until 9:30, occasionally
> raising their heads. The rear side white spots were very visible and we
> saw the white eye slashes when heads were raised. They started flying
> around, showing the white wing patches, and soon disappeared toward the
> southwest at 9:35.
>
> Steve & Gail Clendenen
> Farragut, Knox County
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