FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Re: proposed Great Blue Heron survey

[John Devereux Joslin <jdjoslin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the GBH report, Kelly.  I too observed the nests at what you are
calling the Clinch River rookery.  It should be worth trying to keep a close eye
on the Duct Island rookery, since that has been so well populated in the past.
Is there a good way to fully observe what is going on there without encountering
guards?

Dev Joslin
Oak Ridge, TN

"W. Kelly Roy" wrote:

> TN-Birders,
>
> I observed 25 Great Blue Herons today (3/14/03) in Anderson, Roane, and
> Loudon counties.  Most birds were concentrated in two rookeries in Roane
> County:
>
> 1) 11 GTBH observed at White Oak Creek Embayment rookery ('01 DeLorme p42
> A4)(just W of Hwy 95 and White Oak Lake and just upstream and to the E of
> Jones Island on the Clinch River).
>
> 2) 8 GTBH observed at Clinch River rookery (p42 A4) (W of Gallaher Cemetary
> and N of Hwy 58).
>
> Scattered GTBHs observed:
>
> 1 at Oak Ridge Marina (Anderson)
> 3 at Melton Hill Dam (Roane/Loudon County line)
> 2 on Poplar Creek W of East Tennessee Technology Park (Roane)
>
> Notable by their absence (in that no birds were observed on nests) at the
> Duct Island rookery on Poplar Creek (E of the Gallaher Cemetary and W of
> East Tennessee Technology Park).  Many of these nests are in pines which
> have been killed by southern pine beetles.  Some of these nests are
> literally at the highest points of standing snags.  I suspect some nests
> have been lost all together and that this site has been (or soon will be)
> abandoned.
>
> Birds that might be worth checking on in Anderson County:
>
> SAVANNAH (1) and VESPER SPARROWS (2) were present (0930hrs) at the SE
> corner of the Roane State Community College campus in Oak Ridge very near
> the Home Depot.  There were probably more but I didn't spend much time here.
>
> 2 HORNED GREBES were present at Solway Park (1000hrs) on Edgemoor Rd just E
> of Solway Bridge.  One was in the main channel just out from the boat ramp,
> the other in the cove between the boat ramp and picnic area) (p43 A5 at the
> very top of map).
>
> My first purple martins of the year arrived Tuesday (3/11) - one adult male
> and one first-year male.
>
> Good birdinag all,
> W. Kelly Roy
> Knoxville TN
>
> At 05:56 PM 3/5/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>
> >TN-Birders:
> >
> >This is a great time to check areas where Great Blue Herons are nesting
> >across the state.  It would be neat if as many birders as possible will
> >check on those heronries and give us a count of birds and nests by species.
> >Be sure to give the county and whatever location you can.  Report whatever
> >you find.  And, if you find nothing at a traditional site, report it not
> >active at this time.
> >
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