[TN-Bird] Osprey nest at South Holston Lake

Larry McDaniel and I Saturday (4/23) observed an apparent Osprey nest at South 
Holston Lake, Sullivan County, TN  just upstream from U.S. 421 bridge.  No 
birds were present.  
This is the first Osprey nest found in the Upper Holston Reservoirs comprised 
of Fort Patrick Henry, Boone, South Holston, Wilbur and Watauga.  Rick Knight 
(1994) reports that Ospreys had "nested (or at least attempted to) along the 
Holston River in Kingsport most years since 1987,  a result of local hacking."

The nest appears to be at least 4 feet in diameter and more than a foot in 
depth.  It sits in the top of a tall, dead, tree. It is a dominant and obvious 
nest structure,  towering above the surrounding tree canapoies.  It has a 
commanding view of the surrounding lake area. 

Let's go birding.....

Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN








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