[TN-Bird] Short-eared Owls in southern Cumberland Co.

From 4:00 - 4:35 PM this afternoon (Dec. 25) Harry LeGrand and I watched two 
Short-eared Owls and 1-2 N. Harriers flying around the large pasture area 
bounded by Hillendale, Winningham, and Dunbar Rds. about 2 miles southeast 
of Lake Tansi in southern Cumberland County. We found a nice viewing area on 
a hill top in the middle of this area, reached by turning off to, 
unfortunately, a new development, Shadow Mountain Estates. This paved road 
is off Dunbar Road, 0.6 miles south of  the intersection with Clint(on) Lowe 
Road. From this hill, the owls were seen in good light (plenty of sunlight 
this afternoon at 4:00 PM) viewing north toward Hillendale Rd. This expanse 
of pasture is quite hilly, and the birds tended to fly low and dip behind 
the small ridges. Even though the grass is short enough to see them if they 
land, it may take some time to find them.

Also in the area was an adult Bald Eagle at Lake Tansi (a couple have been 
seen there frequently this fall) along with a couple of Horned Grebes and 
the usual water birds. Lake Hiawatha (not on the DeLorme Atlas, but can be 
seen from Forte's Restaurant, east off Dunbar Rd. just north of Lake Tansi) 
had the usual Ring-necked Ducks with a male Canvasback (missed on the CBC).

Also nearby, the Loggerhead Shrike found by Steve Stedman on the Crossville 
CBC on Dec. 17 was still along Blaylock Rd. about 0.3 miles south of 
Vandever Rd near the intersection with Emerson Stone Rd.

Ed LeGrand
Cumberland County 

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