[TN-Bird] eagles fledge young at Kingsport

The Bald Eagles' nesting on the Holston River in Hawkins County at the west 
edge of Kingsport, TN, fledged two eaglets yesterday,  May 23.   This is the 
region's first eagle nesting in the upper Holston River watershed.  The eggs 
were laid in February.
The eagles built their nest on a small island site next to Clay Island in the 
army ammunitions plant.  Clay Island has hosted a large Great Blue Heron 
rookery which had 150 nests last year and about 50 nests of the Double-crested 
Cormorants.  It has been active for about 10 years.

Evidently the eagles caused problems for the Great Blue Herons and cormorants.  
This year they moved their rookery across the river along a creek but still 
inside the highly secured ammunitions compound. 

The nest location is at  36º 31'34"N, 82º 39'18"W. 

Let's go birding.....

Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN


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