[TN-Bird] TOS WINTER MEET: Smith Bend/Yuchi Refuge

Smith Bend/Yuchi Refuge, owned by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, is 
one of two featured field trip sites for the Tennessee Ornithological Society's 
2005 Winter Meeting at Dayton,  Jan. 28-29-30.
This is a project in the making as TWRA is restoring wetlands, sowing native 
grasses and trees. 

More than 20 species of ducks, 25 species of shorebirds, sandhill cranes, quail 
and wild turkey use Smith Bend/Yuchi Refuge. With proper management, the number 
of ducks wintering in the area may triple. Wildlife food plots help sustain the 
sandhill crane flock that winters in the area. 

Smith Bend/Yuchi Refuge is a unique 2,500 acre tract on the Tennessee River, 
with three miles of riverfront, 1,000 acres of wetland and 1,500 acres of 
upland forest. It is located 45 miles northeast of downtown Chattanooga and 56 
miles southwest of downtown Knoxville, in Rhea County. Smith Bend/Yuchi Refuge 
is 4 miles downstream from Watts Bar Dam and 12 miles upstream from Hiwassee 
Wildlife Refuge. The Bend is home to almost every species of wildlife native to 
the region. It is especially important for sandhill cranes and waterfowl. 

Biologists/naturalists Daniel Moss and Charlie Muise will lead field trips to 
this area both Saturday and Sunday starting at 8 a.m. from the meeting 
headquarters at Dayton.  Moss will lead the Saturday (Jan. 29) trip and Muise 
the Sunday Jan. 30) trip.

Don't miss visiting the TOS website at: 
http://www.tnbirds.org/Winter05-meeting.htm for more details and excellent maps 
of the areas.

Let's go birding....

Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN

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