[TN-Bird] Re: Priest Lake water birds at 7 Points - Iceland Gull

From: Michael Smith <ms722@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tn bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, didymops07@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 11:08:03 -0700
3-14-15
Seven Points Rec Area, Percy Priest Lake.
Davidson Co.

The all-white gull reported by Richard Conners yesterday was re-found this 
morning, and it was indeed a first-cycle Iceland Gull.  It was roosting on a 
gravel bar along with Herring and Ring-billed Gulls straight out from the boat 
ramp.  It was intermediate in size between the Herring and Ringers, with an 
all-black bill (thus eliminating Glaucous), It also stretched its wings several 
times revealing the clean all-white wing pattern unlike the "piano-key" pattern 
of Thayers. The gravel bar is a good ways out in the water and a scope is 
pretty much essential.

Also present were 30 Red-breasted Mergansers, virtually all of which were 
males.  A distant raft of about 70 scaup contained at least 9 Greaters.

Unfortunately, after observing the gull for about 30 minutes, a boat came by 
and flushed all of the gulls and the Iceland flew off to the south along with 
most of the other gulls.  They disappeared over the treeline to the south 
heading in the general direction of the landfill, so perhaps it's been moving 
back and forth to the lake recently.

Mike Smith
Hendersonville, TN

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On Fri, 3/13/15, richard connors <didymops07@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 Subject: [TN-Bird] Priest Lake water birds at 7 Points
 To: "tn bird" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
 Date: Friday, March 13, 2015, 10:48 AM
 
 3/12/2015 Percy
 Priest Lake, Davidson Co TN7 Points Rec
 Area
 Fewer water birds in general, but still an
 interesting mix
 Gadwall 2Canvasback
 8Ring-necked Duck 15distant mixed
 flock of ducks with scaup etc. 50Bufflehead 
 2Com. Goldeneye 2 femalesRuddy Duck
 10Horned Grebe - only 30, numbers down and some
 turning to breeding plumageCom. Loon  - only 15,
 some callingRED-THROATED Loon 1, all white
 neck, slender and upturned bill, plus three other small
 loons off to the east in bad light Wilson's
 Snipe 1Bonaparte's Gull
 25Ring-billed Gull 10Herring Gull
 15 plus one ALL WHITE gull, possibly the Iceland
 Gull found last month by Chloe and Nolan Walker at the
 Rutherford Co landfill?? Two very grainy photos
 here:http://www.pbase.com/image/159429067
 Richard
 ConnorsNashville
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