[TN-Bird] Re: Hiawassee morning

About four days before your sighting of the Whooping Crane among the
Sandhills at Hiawassee, my niece in Cookeville,TN, saw a long V of Sandhills
flying south that included a "White Crane".  She thought it was an albino
Sandhill.  She said it was definitely not a white goose. I wonder if it
could be the same bird you saw.

Robbie Hassler
Byrdstown, TN
Pickett County



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From: Patty Ford <pattyford@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 6:27 PM
Subject: [TN-Bird] Hiawassee morning


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> Well, Tony King and I made the trek down to Hiawassee early this =
> morning;
> but despite the gorgeous (very cold) and very calm morning, the pilots =
> had
> to stand down because of strong winds up high.  So after visiting with =
> Joe
> Duff and one of the ground crew members, and several Chattanooga birding
> friends, we headed over to the new Cherokee Removal Memorial.  The new =
> ramp
> there is splendid, so good handicap access.  We had a wonderful view up
> river of hundreds and hundreds of Sandhill Cranes coming in by the =
> droves,
> standing around the sand bars and island, with ONE WHOOPING CRANE in =
> their
> midst.  It did have a leg band and a transmitter, but was way too far =
> away
> to read anything, even with a couple of excellent scopes.  Enjoyed =
> watching
> him preen and stretch out those huge, black tipped wings, then tuck his =
> head
> back over his shoulder and snooze for a while.  Seemed very "at home."
>
> They are not expecting a good forecast for the next two days, but who =
> knows?
> So tomorrow morning, several folks from KTOS will be birding Seven =
> Islands,
> looking for the Townsend's Solitaire that's been hanging around.
>
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> Happy birding!
>
> =20
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> =20
>
> Patty Ford
>
> Knoxville, TN
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