[TN-Bird] Re: Swallow-tailed Kites, Bledsoe Co, 3 Aug 12
- From: "Chuck/Lola Estes" <chucklola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 22:21:49 -0400
Hwy 127 South of Pikeville, TN
Bledsoe County
Wonderful views of a rare east Tennessee visitor. Because of light rain
through the morning, the birds did not fly till late around 2:00 pm CDT.
Coming from Pikeville, at about 9 miles look for the road sign on the left
for College Station Crossroad. R&D Custom Slaughtering is the next building
on the right. It is a concrete block building with a red roof. Richard at
R&D Custom Slaughtering is happy to have folks stop in his parking lot but
please park in the grass on the left (south side). This is a good spot to
watch the fields and tree line. It appeared the kites were snatching
dragonflies and other bugs off the treetops about a half-mile south of the
R&D area. There is a small college campus and a church just south of R&D on
the west side of Hwy 127 that could also be good viewing areas. If you are
interested in fresh processed steaks and hamburger meat, give Richard some
business. He has been very helpful and friendly to birders. He says that
he usually sees the kites in the mornings from about 10 to noon CDT. He
spends a lot of time out on the porch of the R&D building so its worth
stopping to ask him what he has seen.
Chuck Estes
Oak Ridge, TN
* From: Scott Somershoe
<ssomershoe@xxxxxxxxx>
* To: "birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
<birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
* Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 15:13:32 -0500
Five swallow-tailed kites were seen by myself, Steven Zipperer, Chad Smith,
Chuck Estes, Ron Hoff and DollyAnn Myers, and a couple other folks (cant
remember names at the moment) this afternoon from the R&D Slaughterhouse in
Bledsoe Co. R&D is on Hwy 127, which is 9.5 mi south of the intersection
of 127 and Hwy 30 in Pikeville. This is also about a mile north of the
Chattanooga State Tech Comm College.
The birds were flying relatively low over the fields and woods and working
their way up and down the valley. We left the birds to fly around in the
rain at 3pm. The big yard sale is going on this weekend along 127, so
traffic is a going to be a mess.
Great birding!!!
Scott Somershoe
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