[TN-Bird] TOS WINTER MEET: Smith Bend/Yuchi Refuge
- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "TN-birds" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:51:01 -0500
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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