[TN-Bird] Knox County Concord Park loons, turkeys, ospreys, yellowlegs. purple martin

From: Carole Gobert <cpgobert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tennessee Bird List <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:58:28 -0400
This afternoon I returned to the Cove at Concord Park in west Knox County, 
Tennessee.  Yesterday's 63 Lesser Scaup were gone.  In their place I found a 
Common Loon, then 3 Common Loons, all in breeding plumage.  The lone loon had 
been fairly close but by the time I went to the car and got my scope it was 
near the far bank where it remained after being joined by two others.  While 
watching the 3 loons a flock of turkeys emerged from the trees beyond them.  
That's a first for me here.  
 
At one point three ospreys were in the sky.  Two were circling together.  The 
third, off on its own, was circling with a fish in its talons and calling 
loudly.  Perhaps a male trying to lure a mate?  Don't know.
 
A Lesser Yellowlegs, was working the muddy puddles in the west pond which 
doesn't hold much water.  At least one Purple Martin was seen.
 
Glad I came back.  Sorry I have to work tomorrow.  Who knows what surprises the 
Cove may hold then.  Someone should go check.
 
Number of species:     28

Canada Goose     5
Mallard     2
Wild Turkey     17     
Common Loon     3     
Great Blue Heron     5
Osprey     3     
Lesser Yellowlegs     1     
Bonaparte's Gull     62
Ring-billed Gull     4
Mourning Dove     2
Belted Kingfisher     1
Downy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker     1
Blue Jay     3
American Crow     3
Purple Martin     1
Tree Swallow     X
Tufted Titmouse     1
Carolina Wren     1
Eastern Bluebird     1
Hermit Thrush     1     hopping around on a mulch pile
American Robin     4
Brown Thrasher     1     singing from the top of a tree on the west bank of the 
west pond
Eastern Towhee     1
Chipping Sparrow     1
Northern Cardinal     1
Common Grackle     1
American Goldfinch     6     several singing in a tree on the east bank of the 
west pond

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
 
Carole Gobert, Knoxville                                          
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