[TN-Bird] scoters, Osprey - Anderson (Norris Dam)

From: kde@xxxxxxx
To: Tennessee Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:47:50 -0500 (EST)
Amber and I also ran up to check out the scoters on the Clinch
River below Norris Dam (Anderson Co) on Sunday (23 Nov).  Carole
Gobert was there when we arrived.   We also got great looks at
the Surf and White-winged Scoters.  Both appear to be immature
females based on facial pattern and pale bellies.  We had a few
hundred 'flyby' scoters of all 3 species (mostly Black) at
Wrightsville Beach, NC, a couple of weeks ago but it was good to
get to study them up close and at length.  Unfortunately, the
lighting was horrible and I didn't get many decent photos.  Need
to go back in the early morning when light should from a better
angle.

Other notables from the wier dam area on the Clinch included a
rather late OSPREY and a flock of about 40-50 blackbirds which
were probably Rusty Blackbirds but they were silent flybys and
I was looking into the sun.  One of the blackbirds had white
primaries giving a little excitement and thoughts of Yellow-headed
Blackbird but the entire primaries were white and apparently
just on one wing.

Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN


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