[TN-Bird] Hiwassee Whooping Crane
- From: dtrently <dtrently@xxxxxxx>
- To: TN-Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 20:59:14 -0500
First, let me apologize that this message has nothing to do with cats, indoors
or out. Also, it does not speak badly of any other birder. I hope I am within
the rules of this listserve by posting something about birds in Tennessee.
On Thursday, Dec. 26. Allan Trently, Anthony Whitted, Ed Manous and I visited
the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge in Meigs County in east Tennessee. A few thousand
SANDHILL CRANEs were in the area (perhaps as many as 10,000?). While scanning
the cranes this morning, a single adult WHOOPING CRANE flew in and landed in
one of the fields with a couple thousand Sandhills. This bird had a band on
its upper left leg. It was easily seen from the viewing platform.
There were few ducks in the area, mostly Mallards and Gadwall. Some RUSTY
BLACKBIRDs were seen in a cow pasture south of the refuge.
We also visited Standifer Gap Marsh were a few more RUSTY BLACKBIRDs were
seen. These were in nearly breeding plumage - very little 'rusty' coloration.
A GREAT HORNED OWL was heard calling one time while we were here, around 2:00
p.m.
About 100 GADWALL and one RING-NECKED DUCK.
Other birds of note:
Harrison Bay (I think that's what it's called, on route 58 between Booker T
Washington and Harrison Bay State Parks)
hundreds of Bonaparte's Gulls, with some Ring-billed Gulls
1 adult and 1 imm Bald Eagle
Booker T Washington State Park
~20 Common Goldeneyes
immature Bald Eagle
Common Loons
Rest area on I-24 in Marion County
female Common Merganser
female Greater Scaup
Nickajack Dam
Common Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, Lesser Scaup, imm Bald Eagle, Ruddy Duck, no
Western Grebe.
We had almost 75 species for the day.
David Trently
Knoxville, TN
dtrently@xxxxxxx
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