FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Whooping Cranes

[JimmWilkerson@xxxxxx]

Hiwassee Refuge 
Meigs Co.
This afternoon after the scheduled open house event at the Hiwassee Refuge, 
Anita & Danny Gaddy and myself went across the river into Rhea Co. near 
Garrison Bluff to look for Sandhill Cranes moving onto the mud flats to roost 
for the 
night.  Cranes were everywhere as is customary for this location at this time 
of the early evening and this time of year as well.  As we were getting out 
of our vehicles Danny (I think it was) spotted 3 white birds flying with 
several Sandhills.  We had just arrived! AND were already looking at 3 Whooping 
Cranes at 4:50 PM.  We talked a few minutes and as I was pointing out some of 
the 
familiar landmarks Anita spotted another Whooper only 5 minutes later at 4:55 
PM.

All 4 Whoopers accompanied by a hundred or more Sandhill Cranes were flying 
down river toward Hiwassee Island.  I am interested if anyone on the list serve 
was at Hiwassee Refuge about this time and may have spotted the same 
Whoopers?

Jimmy Wilkerson
Hixson, TN.


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