[TN-Bird] Canvasback in Washington County
- From: James Brooks <comeback@xxxxxxxx>
- To: Tenn Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 13:00:00 -0500
A single male Canvasback was observed in Washington County from the ramp
leading onto I-181 from Boone's Creek Road going in the direction of
Gray. This may be a little tricky with traffic. Just at the top of the
ramp there is a body of water to the right, requiring one to pull over
close to the guardrail to avoid getting hit.
There were 10 Ring-necked Dusks, several Mallards and 4 Canada Geese as
well.
The Canvasback was spotted at the far left corner of this rectangular
inlet. I saw some white through the binoculars, figured it was probably
a farm duck, but checked it out with the scope just in case, and bingo.
This is the first Canvasback I've seen in East Tennessee, where they are
rare. In fact an almost equally rare one at Hiwassee in January was the
first I'd seen in the Eastern Time Zone, so for anyone keeping county
lists, this is a good bird.
It almost sounds like a personals column entry:
"Single white male Canvasback wishes to meet....."
James Brooks
Jonesborough, TN
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