Birding in East Tennessee

I've taken another one of my little ciestas from blogging. But truth be told, late summer is a little lighter birding, but missing posting anything in fall is inexcusable. If I think of some birding things I did over the fall I will post them later....like the Fall Naturalist Rally on Roan Mt!

I was able to get out this weekend and do some birding.

Middlebrook Lake (Bristol - Sullivan County, TN)

Hooded Mergansers
Wood Duck
Great Blue Heron
American Coot
Canada Geese
Mute Swan (domestic)
Red-tailed Hawk
Mallard
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture

Weir Dam / Oceola Island (Sullivan County):

Bufflehead
Gadwall
Green-winged Teal
American Wigeon
White-throated Sparrow
Cardinal

Top of South Holston Dam (Sullivan County):

Pied-billed Grebe

Musick's Campground / South Hoslton Lake (Sullivan County, TN / Washington County, VA)

Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe (~5)
Common Loon
Greater Scaup
Bonapart's Gull
Ring-billed gull
American Coot
Mallard

pretty good weekend. Coming real soon will be the Christmas Bird Counts sponsored by the Audubon Society. I plan on participating in at least 4 local counts this year and will again compile the Shady Valley / Mountain City count.

The weather is still seemingly running a month behind. Temperatures were in the 70's which is odd for mid November.