FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] Re: John Sevier Lake heronry

["Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Susan,

Thanks for the very informative info about January activity at the rookery.  
Especially for the site across the channel from your house.  Extended 
observations and records, as you have, are very valuable.  Don Miller will be 
thrilled to get this information for his book.  Nothing beats someone right on 
the spot keeping good records.  You are a rare and valuable source.  Yes, keep 
us all well informed from you box seat overlook.  We appreciate you 
tremendously.

Let's go birding.....

Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Susan Hubley 
  To: bristol-birds 
  Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 6:00 AM
  Subject: [Bristol-Birds] John Sevier Lake heronry


  We have observed Great Blue Herons at the heronry across the channel from the 
house beginning 1-22-06.
  1-22-06 4 herons
  1-30-06 7 herons
  Late yesterday, 2-3-06 there were 5 herons actively repositioning nesting 
materials. 
  I checked my records for 2005, and we had 5 herons in the herony on 1-17-05.
  We're hoping for a successsful breeding season again this year! Will keep you 
updated as the nesting season progresses. If you kayak around the point in the 
channel, you certainly get a better view. If anyone is interested let me know. 
We have kayaks and a canoe here for our use. 
  If you head down this way, feel free to stop by, and use the dock for birding 
(even if we're not here). Just stick a note on the door so we know you were 
here.
  Our osprey hasn't made an appearance since 1-16-06. Waterfowl sightings have 
been slow - pied-billed grebes, a few Gadwalls, and Mallards. The number of 
species and numbers of ducks are way down from last season.
  Susan Hubley
  John Sevier Lake
  Rogersville, Hawkins County