Nov. 21, 2020
Woods Reservoir, Franklin Co.
14 birders met up for the John W. Sellars Chapter of TOS bird outing around
Woods Reservoir and Coffee County. It was a beautiful day. At Woods
Reservoir we had lots of Common Loons(seen and heard), Am. Coots,
Pied-billed, and Horned Grebes, Ring-billed, Bonaparte, and a 1st year
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lesser Scaup, Mallard, Green-winged Teal,
Gadwall, Hooded Merganser, Bufflehead ducks. Sandhill Cranes(seen and
heard), Bald Eagles, Winter Wren(seen and heard), both species of
Kinglets, White-breasted, Red-breasted, and Brownheaded nuthatches were
seen and heard. The Brown-headed Nuthatch was a lifer for 4 of the
birders.The ponds in Coffee County were mostly void of ducks. The Hickerson
Rd Sod Farm had more sod removed than I have ever seen. We had Gadwalls in
the pond, Killeen and Eastern Meadowlark, and a N. Harrier, finally we had
35 Sandhill Cranes at Lake Lola on Fountain Grove Rd. Thanks to all who
join in the outing.
Good birding,
Stephen Zipperer
Trip Leader.
