[TN-Bird] Harriers and possible short-eared owl at Cades Cove

From: Jeremy Clothier <jeremyclothier23@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 19:32:54 -0500
Today I spent about 2 hours (from 4-6) patrolling Hyatt lane in Cades Cove. 
There were two northern harriers hunting the open fields on either side of the 
road for most of the time I was there. One was a very nice adult male. 
Unfortunately I only caught a fleeting glance of what may have been one of the 
short-eared owls that have been seen around that area. I spotted it while 
watching the female harrier. I followed the harrier as she approached the tree 
line when a smaller bird dive bombed her and began harassing her. It was a fair 
distance away from me, and light was failing so all I can say for certain was 
the second bird was visibly smaller (about crow sized) with a very pale 
underside and fairly uniformly brown on top. It did not have the long tail of 
an accipiter and it did have the longer wings expected of a short-ear. That 
brief look was all I got as both birds quickly flew out of view, and the maybe 
owl never returned. It was just one of those days. 

Jeremy Clothier,
Knox Co. 

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