[TN-Bird] Blount County White-fronted geese

This morning there were 4 White-fronted geese on the back shoreline of the  
Stilt pond in Blount County.  This is the small pond between Hitch Pond and  
Phelp's Pond.  There were also 2 pair of Woodducks, 1 female Bufflehead and  10 
Mallards on the Stilt pond.  Nothing on Hitch pond except for a  fisherman.  
Phelp's pond was quite too with a single pair of Mallards the  only waterfowl.  
There were 2 Killdeer flying over it and a total of  20 Great blue heron in 
the trees with 14 being on nests in Phelps pond.  I  finally saw the Loggerhead 
shrike on Roy Goddard Road and found 2 of Dean's  shrike caches.
 
Seven Tree swallows were cavorting over the Miser Station mudflats and on  
Lillard Lane there were the usual 100+ Canada geese and 10 Sandhill cranes all  
of which appeared to be in pairs but not displaying.
 
No Ospreys yet at Scenic Point or Louisville Point Park.  There were 3  Great 
blue herons on nests in a single tree between the marina and park.
 
Warren Bielenberg
Maryville
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