FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] TN birds Brainerd Levee Am Bittern

[davchaffin@xxxxxxx]

 TN birders,
 
Getting my walk in yesterday after work, when I turned around at the 1.2 mile 
marker, I had not gone 20-30 paces when an American bittern flushed out of the 
ditch that parallels the levee.  It was at the point where the nearest point of 
the nearest mitigation pond is.  The bird flew along the tree line on the right 
of the pond and disappeared behind the trees.  It was 5:39pm.  No unusual 
waterfowl species, but I did not see either Am wigeon or Am black duck.  A call 
to Kevin Calhoun revealed this might be a first Hamilton Co record for this 
species.
 
David Chaffin
Cleveland TN
Bradley Co
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