A quick scan of the records indicates that the first known Sullivan County record for the Cattle Egret was 16 April 1980 by Dr. Gary Wallace. The exact location is not readily available. However, the Steele Creek Park bird is the earliest summer record for Northeast Tennessee as published in the Birds of Northeast Tennessee, Knight, 2008, 2nd. The previous was 28 July, If anyone has corrections or additions it would be greatly appreciated. Let's go birding. . . . Wallace Coffey Bristol, TN