[TN-Bird] Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge Report
- From: Charles Murray <dro_1945@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: TN- BIRD <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:58:21 -0800 (PST)
On the last day before the Tennessee Sandhill Crane Festival, one observer at
the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge in Meigs Co. at Birchwood saw the hooded crane
drop out of sight behind a hill across the slough from the viewing area. It was
not seen again, as far as I know. NUMEROUS sandhill cranes were in view all day
and should provide great viewing over the weekend at the crane festival. Brian
Fox Ellis, who will be presenting his 'John James Audubon' stories at the
festival, and I saw at least 4 whooping cranes on Hiwassee Island from the
Cherokee Removal Memorial Park overlook near dark.
Out of town visitors who might not know how to get to Birchwood Elementary
School for the crane festival can use the link below to get to Birchwood. The
school is right on state highway 60. Visitors to the crane festival, unless
handicapped, will NOT be permitted to drive to the refuge. Shuttle buses will
take visitors from the school to the refuge. While you MAY drive to the
Cherokee Removal Memorial Park, there is not a large amount of parking there,
so the shuttle buses will also be the most convenient way to get to the CRMP.
http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/watchareadetails.cfm?uid=09071608273977728®ion=Hiwassee_Refuge&statearea=East_Tennessee
Charles Murray
Birchwood, TN
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