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[Mandjomalley@xxxxxxx]

I ran into Tommy and Virginia Curtis from Carthage at the Shelby Park 
Short-eared Owl field  this evening. With cloudy skies making the visibility a 
challenge we saw what we thought at first glance was an Owl. It turned out to 
be an 
American Bittern that flew in front of us and landed in the tall grass about 
100 yards away! I'm not sure how common this bird is in Shelby Park, but it 
sure surprised the three of us! 
It took until about 5:25 pm when Tommy spotted the first of 3 Short-eared's 
flying towards the airport over the treeline!. The other two birds flew 
together up high towards the Cumberland river past the Gaylord Entertainment 
offices. 

The owls were first TN birds for all three of us. Thanks to all for the 
previous posts and directions.

Mike O'Malley
Clarksville, TN


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