[TN-Bird] Re: Egrets in Townsend

Charlie,
    Any chance they were White Ibises?  They often fly together in groups
of 10 or more.  Just a thought, since Great Egrets seem generally a bit
more solitary (or fly in rather small groups).  Of course, if you were
close enough, the curved bill and shorter wingspan would have been a give
away.

Dev

Charlie wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> Sorry for the late post, but I've been up to no goo, er, I mean busy
> lately.
>
> Yesterday morning, about 7:30 I saw 10 birds flying southeast while I
> was driving through Townsend in Blount County.  At first I wondered
> if they were early cranes, but a bit closer look (no other cars on
> the road that early - whew) allowed me to ID them as Great Egrets.  I
> have seen perhaps 3 total Great Egrets in Blount County in 3 years,
> and none were in Townsend, I don't think.  I don't think I've seen 10
> at a time in east Tennessee.  Of course, with them flying, perhaps I
> mis-identified a bunch of Great White Herons?  ;-)
>
> We have super Hummer wars going on at Tremont (Blount County, within
> Great Smoky MOuntains NP). There are 2 feeders at the dining hall,
> and at any given time we have 8-10 vying for position.  I haven't
> seen an adult male in nearly a month.
>
> This morning I was surprised to hear a Hooded Warbler singing.  It's
> been a number of weeks.  In fact it took me a couple seconds to
> realize what it was.  How quickly we forget.  Especially those of us
> who have heard more Chestnut-collared Sparrows that Hooded Warblers
> this summer.  Oops, was that bragging?  Sure was!
> See some of you at Rankin tomorrow.
>
> Charlie
>
> Charlie
>
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