[Bristol-Birds] Saturday in Blountville
- From: "Michelle Brown" <mbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "tn-birds" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 09:36:29 -0400
I headed out late yesterday afternoon to do a little birding. Mostly to get
out of the house after a day of mopping, dusting, and laundry.
Spotted a Solitary Sandpiper at the Hamilton Rd and Muddy Creek Rd intersection
in Blountville, TN., Sullivan Co. He wasn't alone. Counted a total of two
Solitary Sandpipers and one Green Heron working the water logged pasture.
Several Killdeer announced my arrival and their obvious dislike of my presence.
Tree Swallows were busily working over the fields all around the airport.
Spotted a pair checking out a bluebird box on the back side of the airport.
Also pulled in at Northeast State Tech College to check the woodlot that sits
between Muddy Creek Rd and the newest parking lot at the school. Apparently it
was a Goldfinch convention. Did not see much else there.
Came home, was greeted by husband who knows his wife's instinct to care for all
that is fuzzy. He had stumbled upon to fledglings in the old garden spot
behind the house. Feeling he was doing the right thing he scooped them up and
placed them in a box with a plastic bowl in which he formed a nest of hay.
They were quite comfortable but I assured him that they were indeed supposed to
be on the ground and that mom was probably frantic. We carried the box with
its contents to the garden and very carefully placed them on the ground in the
exact spot from which they came. Momma Robin watched cautiously from her perch
high a top a wild cherry. Her babies were back and had only spent a brief hour
out of her sight. I expect her to pick up where she left off.
On another note I was awakened this morning about 5am to the loud yipping of
coyotes coming from the knob. It is nice to live where wildlife abounds even
if it is only for a short time. Blountville has seen an increase in
subdivisions and developments. Our precious wildlife is slowly being
compressed into smaller and smaller habitats. I guess that is how coyotes end
up in swimming pools on the Tree Streets of Johnson City. I suppose he was
looking for a cat meal and a drink of water. Fortunately the pool was not
filled with water and the animal was rescued from his concrete trap. It would
be wonderful if humans were as willing to adapt as the rest of God's creatures.
Anywho, gonna head out today and check on the status of the little robinettes
and see what else is fluttering around on this beautiful day!
Michelle King
Blountville TN
Sullivan Co.
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