[TN-Bird] Re: American Bittern continues in Nashville

  • From: Tony Lance <tonylance@xxxxxxx>
  • To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:33:33 -0600

I guess I was third time lucky today. After two previous misses I got  
good looks at the American Bittern this morning at the marsh across  
from the TSU campus. It was near the pole where Frank and others have  
seen it before. (Location details below.)

Tony Lance
Springfield, TN

On Nov 15, 2010, at 1:05 PM, fekel wrote:

> Walter S. Davis Blvd Marsh
> Davidson Co.
> Nashville, TN
> 2010 Nov. 15
> 10:00-10:20am
> cloud, cold
>
> After getting in my yearly physical check up at Vanderbilt,
> I headed late to work at TSU but nevertheless stopped at the
> marsh to check for the AMERICAN BITTERN.  Over the past few
> days several Nashville area birders have photographed it in
> the marsh area close to the intersection of Walter S. Davis
> Blvd and Schrader Lane.  I've not been so lucky, and this
> morning was no exception.  I first searched the intersection
> area of the marsh that can be well seen from the road and
> found NO bittern.  I then walked back to my parked car and
> searched the farther area near the "telephone" pole where I
> had first seen the bird.  Lo and behold, the AMERICAN BITTERN
> was back in that spot again, out in front of the tall rushes
> to the left of the pole.  It will be interesting to see
> how long this bird continues.  Wonder if it might even
> winter over here?
>
> Frank Fekel
> Nashville, TN
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