[TN-Bird] Re: Canvasback in Washington County
- From: "Rick Knight" <RKnight@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <comeback@xxxxxxxx>, "Tenn Birds" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 19:19:38 -0500
Hey James,
I've got some good news & some bad news concerning the Canvasback at that
pond.
The good news is that it's still there.
The bad news is that it's a decoy.
Scratch one "tick".
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Rick Knight
Johnson City, TN
rknight@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: James Brooks <comeback@xxxxxxxx>
To: Tenn Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, February 23, 2003 1:14 PM
Subject: [TN-Bird] Canvasback in Washington County
>
>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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