[TN-Bird] Common moorhen at Gallitin Steam Plant (Gallitin, TN)

  • From: david kirschke <dkirschke@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 12:24:27 -0700 (PDT)

Birding this morning at Gallitin Steam Plant I observed a common moorhen 
swimming between patches of reeds towards the middle of the large pond near the 
plant.  I watched it for a long while and got good views.  Other birds included:

Pb grebe
Am white pelican (1)
Dc cormorant
GBH
Great egret
Snowy egret (2-3)
Little blue heron (2 imm)
Green heron
Bc night heron
Wood duck
N shoveler (2)
TV
BV
Rt hawk
Osprey
Am kestrel
Wild turkey (5)
Common moorhen
Am coot (8-10)
Least sandpiper (30+)
Pectoral sandpiper (10+)
Belted kingfisher
E kingbird 
Tree swallow
Common yellowthroat



David Kirschke
Nashville, TN



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