On Sept. 9, 2005, Boyd and Mary Jane Sharp, Gail Clendenen and I counted 282
Cattle Egrets and over 90 Double-crested Cormorants come into an island
across from Ladds Landing to roost.
Exactly one year earlier, Boyd, Gail and I counted 233 Cattle Egrets and 75
D-C Cormorants come into that island.
Steve Clendenen
Farragut, Knox County
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From: <kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Carole Gobert" <cpgobert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Tennessee Bird List" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 5:03 PM
Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: Roane County Cattle Egrets
Haven't birded this area since the ash spill, but Cattle Egrets used to
nest and roost at the end of the penninsula (formerly a wildlife refuge
accessible from the parking area at the plant) where the Emory and Clinch
Rivers meet. The site was visible from Ladds Landing boat ramp (just past
the Food City off Kentucky St north of I-40). Been there many times with
Boyd Sharp. Wasn't uncommon to see up to 100 Cattle Egrets coming to
roost there in the evening late in the summer after a day of shorebirding
at the ashpits (and a stop at Dairy Queen).
Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN
On Wed, 22 Jul 2015, Carole Gobert wrote:
Found myself back at Lakeshore Park in the Swan Pond Recreation Area, Roane County, today. I can't seem to stay away from the place. "Lakeshore Island" just a short distance out in the Emory River held a surprise for me. Double Crested Cormorants (lots) and a few Great Blue Herons have been nesting there. Today the cormorant numbers were down a bit and I didn't see a single Great Blue but there were five Cattle Egrets in the trees below the Cormorant nests. I couldn't tell if they were on nests or not. There was also a Great Egret that left soon after I spotted it and a Black-crowned Night Heron.=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================
Carole Gobert, Knoxville
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