FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] Re: Patrick Henry Dam Heronry

[Dnldhlt@xxxxxxx]

Hey Mary Jane,
     Late last friday I checked out the heronry on Hwy 107 near Clark's Creek 
in Washington Co. and saw ten Great Blue Herons on about three and one-half 
nests.  There was a lot of damage and loss of nests in this heronry this 
winter, perhaps from its use as a roost-site by Turkey Vultures all winter.  
With 
the herons on the nests, the Turkey Vultures Friday were roosting in the trees 
a 
little further back.  The thing I wanted to point out, though, is that just a 
few hours earlier that same day, I saw no herons on the site, though I knew 
they had begun to use it for the last few weeks.  My experience is that the 
best time to inventory the heronry is near dawn or dusk.
Don Holt
Johnson City, TN
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