[TN-Bird] Nashville area cranes, loons

Percy Priest lake, Nashville TN
Nov. 26
Sandhill Cranes 3
Common Loons 150 +
Hooded Mergansers 7

Post Thanksgiving walk on Volunteer Day Loop Trail, Long Hunter State Park.
The three cranes flew over straight and silent heading in a southwesterly 
direction.
The loons were seen from a bluff with a good view of the west part of the 
lake. We can count even more loons than this on our day-long Christmas count, 
comming up a month or so from now, but this is a lot to be seen from one spot. 
Birds were spread out singly and there were several rafts of 25- 50 birds. Boat 
traffic, which can spread out the birds, was unusually low for such a balmy 
day.
The hoodies were in their usual winter spot on Couchville lake, in Long 
Hunter park.

Richard Connors


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