[TN-Bird] Anhinga nest, Percy Priest Lake, Rutherford Co.

From: "Scott Somershoe" <Scott.Somershoe@xxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:20:52 -0500
I was checking on a rookery on Percy Priest Lake this morning, in Rutherford 
Co., and found at least one pair of Anhinga!  I was slowly paddling my kayak 
towards the island and I thought I initially saw 2 males flying off, which 
really caught me off guard.  They circled quickly and disappeared.  I couldn't 
dig my camera out of my dry bag fast enough.  I then saw (and got a photo) of a 
female perched up high.  I didn't see the birds associated with a nest, but I 
figured I'd take my time and ease around the island a couple times and see what 
I could see.  Upon coming around the island I saw a female sitting on a nest. 
We watched each other for a minute and she flushed and disappeared (I wasn't 
that close as the great blues and cormorants didn't care I was there!).

I went back to my truck to get my bigger camera lens and returned to the site 
to wait and see if they'd return (for photo documentation purposes).  I waited 
about an hour near another island 300 yards away and hoped that they would 
return.  I never saw the birds again.  The female was clearly on the nest, but 
didn't come back within an hour in the brutal heat.  This makes me think maybe 
she was laying an egg, which might be left unattended for longer periods of 
time (I think).  

I intend to get back to check on these birds in the coming weeks.

Good birding!!
Scott Somershoe



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[TN-Bird] Anhinga nest, Percy Priest Lake, Rutherford Co.

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