[TN-Bird] Re: Louisville Pt. Park eagle show
- From: "Alice Beth & Lew" <ablroyce@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: cpgobert@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:28:42 -0400
Sounds like GREAT results to me. I live in Blount County and wish I had
been with you.
Alice Beth Royce, Maryville.
On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Carole Gobert <cpgobert@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A late morning/early afternoon walk at Louisville Point Park in Blount
> County today with lackluster results until I was walking back to my car
> around 12:30 and spotted a tightly packed raft of American Coots being
> strafed by a Bald Eagle. A few of the coots began to run preparatory to
> take-off but changed their minds. I should say a formerly tightly packed
> raft because the eagle caused a bit of a panic. I was pretty far away
> still when the eagle left. As I continued walking toward the coots the
> eagle returned and made several low passes over the coots but again flew
> off with no coot in tow. A couple minutes later the eagle returned for
> another half-hearted try before leaving and not returning while I was
> there. The eagle was an immature but fairly close to acquiring its adult
> plumage. Its head was mostly white but its tail was still dark. There
> were about 89 coots in the raft; I photographed them and counted white
> bills on an enlarged image when I got home. Aside from dozens of tree
> swallows and an osprey, not much else of interest.
>
> Carole Gobert, Knoxville
>
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