[TN-Bird] Re: Yesterday's Birding
- From: kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: Kevin Burke <Kevin.Burke@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:46:15 -0400 (EDT)
Kevin,
Are you sure they were Am Black Ducks? MOTTLED Ducks have been expanding
their range and, believe it or not, a pair of Mottled Ducks in TN this
time of year would probably be more likely than a pair of Am Black Ducks.
Of course you also should rule out male Mallards in eclipse plumage. Did
you get any photos?
This could be a very noteworthy find and worth folks checking up on
further.
Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN
On Tue, 26 Jun 2012, Kevin Burke wrote:
> Keith Watson and I decided to go to Little Elder Island on Woods Reservoir to
> try to see the Heron and Egret Rookery. We stopped off at Bark Camp Barrens
> first to try to locate a Henslow's Sparrow with no luck! We headed on
> Hickerson road south and just as it crosses Asbury road we located a LARK
> SPARROW on the power line. The bird was on Hickerson road in between Asbury
> Road and Old Airport Road about ? mile from the Asbury Road intersection.
>
> That made up for missing the Henslow's Sparrow!
>
> On little Elder Island we had
>
> 250 Cattle Egrets(lots of chicks in the nests)
> 20 Little Blue Herons (8 Adults and 12 White Juveniles)
> 1 Snowy Egret
> 15 Great Egrets
> 20 Great Blue Herons
> 20 Black-crowned Night Herons
> 2 Yellow-crowned Night Herons (Juveniles)
> 75 Double-crested Cormorants
> And interestingly late was a pair of American Black Ducks
>
> It was a long drive from Gatlinburg, but well worth it!
>
> Good Birding,
>
> Kevin Burke
> Gatlinburg, TN
>
>
>
> Kevin Burke
> Assistant Store Manager | Nantahala Outdoor Center Gatlinburg
> 1138 Parkway | Gatlinburg, TN 37738
> 865.436.1159 | www.noc.com<http://www.noc.com/>
>
>
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