[TN-Bird] Upland Yanahli Rails, Question

From: "Tommy Edwards" <Tommy.Edwards@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:42:24 -0500
Dear Birders,
I have recently encountered a bird on a number of occasions.  My
technicians have noticed these starling like birds being flushed in
front of the tractor while bushhogging fields.  I did think these would
be woodcock or an occasional goatsucker.  Two days ago this experience
happened to me.  I was in an upland field cutting brush and blackberries
at least 8 foot tall and i flushed this bird.  There was no water or
wetland around.  The Duck River which runs through Yanahli is about a
mile away.  I saw the bird and it was a rail, it flew up and fluttered
into the bushes about 20 yards.  It flew with feet dangling like i have
seen soras do many times, but the habitat is way off base.  It happened
again when we were cutting fields at Sheldon's Ferry in Montgomery
County, yet this is next to the cumberland river and the fields were
somewhat wet.  Has this happend to anyone on an upland site.  Not many
birders are out in 8 foot blackberries beating the bushes looking for
rails in September, but i may have found a niche that they could be
using in migration.
Tommy Edwards
Yanahli WMA, Manager
Mayfield, Gray Chapter, TOS
Columbia, Tn
=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================

The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with
first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation.
-----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
To post to this mailing list, simply send email to:
tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----------------------------------------------------- 
To unsubscribe, send email to:
tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

  TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society 
       Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s)
        endorse the views or opinions expressed
        by the members of this discussion group.
 
         Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN
                 wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society
          web site at http://www.tnbirds.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

    ========================================================
[TN-Bird] Upland Yanahli Rails, Question

Other related posts:
