[TN-Bird] Caspian tern, cattle egret at Gallitin Steam Plant (Sumner Co, TN)

Enjoyed a relatively cool August morning (8/9) birding at Gallitin Steam Plant 
with Frank Fekel, Mark Connors, and Don Holt (visiting from NE TN).  Frank 
pointed out an osprey carrying sticks to the shabby beginings of a nest on a 
powerline tower.  Large numbers of purple martins were lined up on the power 
lines.  Other sitings included:

Dc cormorant
GBH
Great egret
Snowy egret (2-3)
Cattle egret (1)
Green heron 
Bc night heron (10+)
Wood duck
N Shoveler (1)
BV / TV
Osprey (2)
Am coot
Lesser yellowleg (1)
Least sandpiper (20-30)
Pectoral sandpiper (1)
Caspian tern (3-4)
Yellow-billed cuckoo
Rt hummingbird
Belted kingfisher
E wood peewee
E kingbird
Purple martin (1000+)
Tree, NRW, Bank, Barn swallows
Yellow warbler
Com yellowthroat
E towhee
Field sparrow
Rw blackbird
Am goldfinch

David Kirschke
Nashville, TN


  
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