[Bristol-Birds] Great Blue Heron colony at mouth of Copper Creek - Scott Co., VA
- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 20:46:34 -0400
Richard Kretz called tonight (24 April 2014) to report
a colony of five Great Blue Heron nests at the mouth
of Copper Creek where it flows into the Clinch River in
Scott Co., VA. When traveling north from Gate City on
US 421, US 58 and Rt. 23, you exit down under the two
towering railroad bridges built over Copper Creek by
the Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX) and the Southern
Railway (now Northfolk and Southern). Turn onto Copper
Creek Rd under the bridges. The nests are a short distance
up that road and up on the left. Richard says his wife,
Tammy, located the colony about three years ago. This
seems very familiar but I can't find any record for this.
There are other rookeries along the Clinch River in
Scott County and Russell County. Fishermen have
reported a colony on the North Fork Holston River at
Hiltons but I have not been able to find it nor get
any photos for confirmation.
Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN
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