FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Cliff-nesting Great Horned Owl

["Rick Phillips" <philipsr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My wife and I checked out a site on Riverport Road in Kingsport this morning 
where we have consistently heard Great Horned Owls calling.  There is a bluff 
overlooking the bottomlands along the South Fork Holston River in which large 
cavities have eroded away.  Sure enough there was mamma sitting in one of the 
cavities surveying her domain.  We first found owls nesting at this site 
sometime in the late 70's and I don't remember ever checking the site at this 
time of year without finding the owls nesting there.  The nest is quite far 
away requiring a scope to get a good look and there is no way to get any 
closer.  It's so dark today I couldn't see if there were chicks with her or 
not.  Best time to view this nest is early to mid-morning when the sun in 
shining on the face of the bluff.  I'll go back later today and get some better 
instructions on the exact location in case anyone wants to go out for a look.  
Also remember finding a similar nest once on a bluff below Wilbur Dam in Carter 
County, TN.  

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