[TN-Bird] great day for ducks, especially divers

  • From: "Richard Knight" <rknight8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "tn-bird" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 17:00:51 -0500

28 Feb 2015
Birded several area waterways in Northeast Tenn.,
with locally / regionally significant numbers for several 
species (divers & Gr. White-fr. Goose):

Boone Lake - Washington & Sullivan Cos.
Am. Wigeon - 2
Canvasback - 13, mostly males
Redhead - 6
Ring-nk. Duck - 20
Gr. Scaup - 10
Lsr. Scaup - 30
White-wg. Scoter - 11, including 1 ad. male
Com. Goldeneye - 11
Hooded Merganser - 6
Com. Merganser - 8, including 3 males
Red-br. Merganser - 22

Middlebrook Lake - Sullivan Co.
Canvasback - 1 male
Ring-nk. Duck - 10
Hooded Merganser - 3
Com. Merganser - 3, all males

South Holston Lake (Musick's) - Sullivan Co.
Gr. White-fronted Goose - 34, new high count in area
Am. Wigeon - 4
N. Pintail - 2
White-wg. Scoter - 6, including 1 ad. male
Long-tailed Duck - 12, including 5 males
Bufflehead - 2
Com. Merganser - 51, many males, most I've seen locally since late 1970s
Red-br. Merganser - 8

South Holston River weir - Sullivan Co.
Am. Wigeon - 24
Green-wg. Teal - 2
Redhead - 10
Ring-nk. Duck - 13
Gr. Scaup - 1
Bufflehead - 20
Ruddy Duck - 2

South Holston River (Hwy 44 bridge & Rockhold Rd) - Sullivan Co
Am. Wigeon - 6
Green-wg. Teal - 2
N. Shoveler - 2
Canvasback - 25, mostly males
Ring-nk. Duck - 18
Gr. Scaup - 28
Lsr. Scaup - 7
White-wg. Scoter - 1
Bufflehead - 3
Com. Goldeneye - 2 males

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Rick Knight
Johnson City, TN

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