[tn-bird] Active Osprey nest

Last evening, Wednesday 6/19/02, I birded the Kingston Steam Plant for an hour
and a half. After leaving the steam plant, I drove over the US Highway 70 bridge
above the Clinch River (located in Roane County between Kingston, TN and
Midtown, TN  --  DeLorme Tenn. Atlas page 42) and observed an active Osprey nest
built on the support beams of the bridge. With the naked eye I could see one
adult bird on the nest as I drove across the bridge. The time was 7:25 p.m.
Eastern.

I turned around at the east end of the bridge and came back to the west side and
parked along US 70, about 150 yards from the nest. Through binoculars, I saw one
adult and one nestling on the big stick nest.

This nest is built right above the busy US highway, and is clearly visible from
a vehicle as you drive from the west side of the bridge to the east (towards
Kingston, TN) on US 70. I would advise that US 70 can be a very busy highway,
and there is not much of a pullout on the west side. 

Great way to cap off an evening of birding!


Arthur McDade
Wartburg, TN
=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================

The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with
first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation.
-----------------------------------------------------
To post to this mailing list, simply send email to:
tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----------------------------------------------------- 
To unsubscribe, send email to:
tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society
          web site at http://www.tnbirds.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
    TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN
        jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx      (423) 764-3958
=========================================================

Other related posts: