[Bristol-Birds] More Yellow-crowned Night-Heron nesting areas
- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 01:40:15 -0400
The Yellow-crowned Night-Heron nesting population in Northeast Tennessee may be
far larger and more widely dispersed than we have imagined to this point.
After receiving a report of young in a nest with an adult present along Beaver
Creek last week, I drove the Beaver Creek Corridor along the Volunteer Parkway
in Bristol Tennessee (Sullivan Co.). Winding thru back streets and an alley, I
was amazed at the quality and extensivness of the habitat. It featured tall
sycamore trees with much undergrowth in places and large stretches of open
flight lanes under the canopy. The open area under the canopy where the adults
can fly among the trees and up to the nest may be critical. This area is not
easily accessed by foot. We might can search from nearby public right-of-ways
early next spring when the nests are built but the leaves are not so dense. Or
even find some of this year's nests this fall and winter.
At one point, as the evening shadows grew long, I saw one bird fly across
Holston Avenue where that street crosses the creek.
Late last month on June 27, Kevin Elam, Chris O'Bryan and I saw a night-heron
flying up Steele Creek Park Lake. This was about one half to three quarters of
a mile upstream from its confluence with Steele Creek at Rooster Front Park.
While in Kingsport this evening (July 12), talking with Rick Phillips, he
mentioned having found additional birds and a nest in a small grove of trees
about 50 yards long. It is located on private property in Tranbarger Hollow on
the north side of Stone Drive. This is some distance from the birds on Reedy
Creek at American Way. He did not previously report the find because of the
senstivity of the private property situation.
Let's go birding......
Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN
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