[Bristol-Birds] Night Herons - E. Kingbird nest

July 13, 2009

Ft. Patrick Henry Dam (below the dam)
Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN

2 - Eastern Kingbirds (one adult, one pre-fledge)
5 - Black-crowned Night-Heron ( 2 adult, 3 juv.)
I watched an adult E. Kingbird land on the end of a cross member of the electric sub-station and realized that it had a nest built there. Within a couple of seconds I saw an older but still pre-fledged juvenile moving around the adult. A nice surprise considering the lateness of the year.
This winter I had noticed 2 possibly three pair of Black-crowned Night-Heron down stream from the dam just prior to their nesting season. It is a good possibility that these nested somewhere within a half mile downstream from the dam, but I was unable to make an exhaustive search this year. Seeing these Night-Heron seems to lend more credence to my supposition. Maybe next year. 

David Hunt
Gray, Washington Co., TN
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