A few weeks ago we had one standing in the middle of the large fishing pond at
the Clarksville Marina/Liberty Park, the busiest park in town. He seemed out of
place, but he was in a good feeding spot. Definitely, we just seem to see them
randomly and rarely.
Steve RoutledgeClarksville, TN
On Friday, June 19, 2015 9:02 PM, Ron Hoff <aves7000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Kenneth & Bob, Well it’s not west TN, but thanks to Rick Knight for
directions, Dollyann & I found a nest with 2 young on the Watauga River today
near Elizabethton at 36.33072, –82.27313. They have REALLY never been common
over here in E. TN, but I agree, they certainly seem few and far between.
Related to the BP gulf oil spill? Hard to prove any way you look at it, but for
us, we haven’t bought a drop of BP fuel since. Great birding, Ron Hoff &
Dollyann MyersClinton, TN From: Mcdonald, Kenneth Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015
1:14 PMTo: editorthemigrant@xxxxxxxxx Cc: TN-Birds Bird Subject: [TN-Bird] Re:
Are west Tennessee Yellow-crowned Night-herons disappearing? Mark Greene
reported something similar this morning on the list with herons, egrets, and
anhingas. He was speculating fish crows preying on nests could be a candidate
explanation, but if a wide range of wading birds are suffering similar declines
in these counties it's something worth knowing more about, for sure!
On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Bob Ford <editorthemigrant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello all - starting last summer (2014), I realized it has been a few years
since I've seen Yellow-crowned Night-herons in west Tennessee. Several years
ago I would see them fairly often each summer, always early in the morning
while driving near roadside ditches or walking through wooded bottomland
creeks. A quick check on eBird and there are a few records in 2014 and 2015
but most are from several years ago. They have never been "common" by my
estimation, but I'd expect to see at least a few each summer, even with random
birding. Anybody else noticed this, or am I just in the wrong place at the
wrong time the last few years? Thanks in advance for any feedback, Bob Ford
Haywood County TN
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Kenneth W. McDonald
Energy Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
446 Neal Street
Cookeville, TN 38501
Office: 931.525.4990
Fax: 931.528.7075
kenneth_mcdonald@xxxxxxx
Energy and persistence will conquer all things- Benjamin Franklin
