[TN-Bird] Standifer Gap Marsh, Nests

Standifer Gap Marsh, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN, June 29, 2004

LEAST BITTERN:  Nest with 4 large downy young ( 6+ inches long with necks 
extended )

Nests to date this season: 1 with 4 young, 1 with 4 eggs (possibly still 
incubating), 1 new complete, 1 new unfinished,
1 last year, 1 looks like 2-years old, 1 looks like very old with recent green 
updates.

Adult in one location making sounds like 4-note song but just 3 notes and 
softer, possibly talking to young
Adult making alarm sounds, resembling Green Heron squawk but lower
Adult flying straight up out of cattails to nearby limb, watching me closely 
(couldn't find nest)


VIRGINIA RAIL:  Flushed adult from nest with 9 eggs.  Nest in large area with 
nothing but cattails except for one clumb of rushes containing the nest.  Nest 
barely above water level.

Nest with one young, also in cattails, made of cattails, just above water 
level.  Adults extremely active in area, probably the other young were hiding 
nearby.

Two additional nests looking like Virginia Rail nests, just above water level.


BLUE-WINGED TEAL:  One adult female on gravel road with Mallard (females or 
full-size young), a little rough looking but able to fly just fine.


WILLOW FLYCATCHER:  Adult feeding 3 young.


GREAT EGRET, 2:  Forgot to include this June 25.  A Red-wing and a Kingbird 
were chasing one egret which was squawking and desperately trying to dodge and 
evade them.


RED-SHOULDERED HAWK:  2 large beautiful juveinles flying and resting together.  
Black above except for white patches near the ends of the wings "windows",  
looking all white below except black wing tips, in other lighting fine streaks 
and dim bands visible.


RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD:  estimated 30 - 40 nests this season; the dozen or so I 
have seen in the last 2 weeks have max 3 eggs and/or young.  Todays finds 
included 1 with 1 egg,  1 with 2 hatched and 1 egg,  1 with 3 very new young.


I have digital pictures all of the kinds of nests if anyone would like one or 
more.


David Patterson



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