[TN-Bird] Re: White Pelicans - Meigs County
- From: "Charles Murray" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "dro_1945@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
- To: "hughbarger@xxxxxxxxx" <hughbarger@xxxxxxxxx>, "tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 22:04:48 +0000 (UTC)
After Hugh Barger informed me that white pelicans were back at Dry Branch in
Meigs County this morning, I drove to the area to view them. Shortly after I
arrived, 3 of the pelicans flew away. Later I went to the Cherokee Removal
Memorial Park, also in Meigs County. From the parking lot of the CRMP, I saw an
immature bald eagle attempting to overtake and attack an osprey. Later an adult
bald eagle flew into the area, but all 3 soon flew their separate ways. From
the overlook I saw 3 white pelicans near a small island in the Tennessee River
on the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge. Perhaps they were the 3 that flew from Dry
Branch about one mile or less away "as the pelican flies."
On a lighter note, I had to take my car into a dealer for service this
afternoon. When the service department informed me that my car was ready to go,
I started the engine and began to drive away. Then I heard the song of a bird,
and then again. I thought, "There is a bird in my car! How did the service
technician let a bird into the car?" Then I heard a human voice saying
"Sprague's pipit." The technician had either accidentally or deliberately
turned on the CD player which had a "Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs" in the
CD player!
Charles MurrayBirchwood, TN
On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 12:41 PM, Hugh Barger <hughbarger@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Thanks to Charles Murray, I located 8 American white pelicans this morning
about 9 AM in the Dry Branch embayment just south of the TN River Highway 60
bridge. Clearly visible from Burdette Rd.
--
Hugh Barger, Ooltewah
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