[TN-Bird] Re: grain and railroading
- From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
- To: comeback@xxxxxxxx, tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 07:43:14 EDT
In a message dated 9/3/2004 6:14:03 AM Central Standard Time,
comeback@xxxxxxxx writes:
The last such I known of along the Norfolk-Southern Railway (which
parallels 11E) was the General Mills flour mill in Johnson City, which
took in six cars of wheat from out west to grind to flour once a week,
but which is now closed.
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Actual mills or storage facilities are not necessary, spillage from grain
cars which surly travel the tracks is enough for track oriented birds. Anywhere
grain cars sit and are bumped food is provided for these urban doves. Their
quick spread northwest but slow spread out from the major push is typical for
this species that roared across Europe and now America. They progress in fits
and
starts as critical mass is achieved and also make huge jumps and most cannot
all be directly tied to human intervention. There are over 1,000 in the
various Memphis locations now and the first were found just 8 years ago.
The main thing, it is an invasive species that appears to be filling a niche
and so far has not shown itself to be detrimental to other species. The
Mourning Dove, a bird more of the country side, is a little intimidated but
feeds
near by and the photos on my web site shows they can get very friendly on
occasion ;o) Authorities on doves that have been contacted and commented, think
my
photos show a hybrid of the two species.
Enjoy the birds they are very interesting to watch.
Good Birding!!!
Jeff R. Wilson
OL'COOT / TLBA
Bartlett, TN
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