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[Sid Easley <sid.easley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Canoeing around the island in Barkley Lake off of Kuttawa Landing 
late yesterday afternoon looked like a page out of Dr. Seuss' book 
THE SNEETCHES!!

Hundreds of cattle egret, a few less of black-crowned night herons 
and little blue herons, plus a couple of snowy egrets were sqawking, 
barking, and screeching.  Fuzzy chicks of all stages were staggering 
around their nests and branches trying to maintain their real estate 
as well as their "room service".    Quite smelly up close!!

This is a tiny island.  I guess that the trees on the island will 
eventually die due to the excess bird droppings?  Meanwhile it is a 
paradise  nursery for these species. Did not see any great egrets or 
great blue herons or comorants nesting there--they must have their 
own housing code.

LBL offers this guided canoe trip annually after the chicks have 
hatched.  They provide canoes and a guide.  It was a very good 
experience.  Sid and I enjoyed it.

Melissa Easley
Murray, Ky. 

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