[TN-Bird] Re: Egrets in Townsend
- From: John Devereux Joslin <jdjoslin@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: cmmbirds@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 06:29:12 -0400
Charlie,
Any chance they were White Ibises? They often fly together in groups
of 10 or more. Just a thought, since Great Egrets seem generally a bit
more solitary (or fly in rather small groups). Of course, if you were
close enough, the curved bill and shorter wingspan would have been a give
away.
Dev
Charlie wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Sorry for the late post, but I've been up to no goo, er, I mean busy
> lately.
>
> Yesterday morning, about 7:30 I saw 10 birds flying southeast while I
> was driving through Townsend in Blount County. At first I wondered
> if they were early cranes, but a bit closer look (no other cars on
> the road that early - whew) allowed me to ID them as Great Egrets. I
> have seen perhaps 3 total Great Egrets in Blount County in 3 years,
> and none were in Townsend, I don't think. I don't think I've seen 10
> at a time in east Tennessee. Of course, with them flying, perhaps I
> mis-identified a bunch of Great White Herons? ;-)
>
> We have super Hummer wars going on at Tremont (Blount County, within
> Great Smoky MOuntains NP). There are 2 feeders at the dining hall,
> and at any given time we have 8-10 vying for position. I haven't
> seen an adult male in nearly a month.
>
> This morning I was surprised to hear a Hooded Warbler singing. It's
> been a number of weeks. In fact it took me a couple seconds to
> realize what it was. How quickly we forget. Especially those of us
> who have heard more Chestnut-collared Sparrows that Hooded Warblers
> this summer. Oops, was that bragging? Sure was!
> See some of you at Rankin tomorrow.
>
> Charlie
>
> Charlie
>
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