[TN-Bird] Hiwassee and Smith's Bend WMA

From: "Ben Britton" <benbrdn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:26:14 +0000
 
Greetings birders, 

I took a trip yesterday, (Jan. 24) down through Meigs and Rhea counties to
check out the cranes.  My Mom and Dad (Phine and Orland Britton, Greeneville
TOS, and Carolyn Galloway spent a good 3 hours checking the area out. 

The Sandhill cranes were in abundance on the ground and in the air.  We had
no luck on the Whoopers.  I talked to some folks that had seen them at the
end of last week (2), but nothing current.  One lady said she had seen 7 or
8from the Memorial overlook of the Tennessee river, but we had no Whooper
luck there either.  I did see a great egret among the many great blue
herons,and another flock of Sandhills.  An immature Bald eagle flapped over
as well.  Other highlights, Double crested cormorants, Northern Harrier,
Black vultures, Brown thrasher, swamp sparrow. 

We finished up at Smith's Bend WMA, just below Watts Bar Dam.  It covers
over2700 acers of mixed woodlands, fields, brush, and ends at the river. 
Several roads and trails cut through the property, and we have already
planned to return in the spring. 

Saw another flock of Sandhills (1000+) , Redtailed Hawk, American  Kestrel,
E.Phoebe, Yellow-rumped warbler, and Eastern Meadowlarks. 

Hope to see you birding, 

Ben Britton 

Morristown, TN 
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