[TN-Bird] Heronry on Little Elder Is., Woods Reservoir, Franklin Cty.
- From: Jerry Ingles <jeingles@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 19:27:48 -0600
Thanks to the experience and generosity of Dale and Jeannie Swant, who
provided the original report, the boat and some extraordinary refresments,
on Sept. 5 Harry and Jean Yeatman, Ruth Luckado were treated to very
close looks at a heron night roost on Little Elder Is. on Woods Reservoir*.
We observed an estimated 50 Cattle Egrets, 10 Black-crowned Night-Herons, 8
Great Egrets, 6 Green Herons and a single Great Blue Heron using and coming
to the island as a night roost. Some of the Cattle Egrets and
Night-Herons have obviously nested there as well, as young of these species
were heard to beg to be fed as adults approached.
Also observed from our various achorages near the island were about 100
Blue-winged teal, 50 Double-crested cormorants, 25 Mallards, 10 Wood ducks,
1 Osprey, (another Osprey was sited as we left the Morris Ferry boat dock),
and singles of Pied-billed grebe, Eastern kingbird and Carolina wren.
The bird of the evening, however, (unless it was the late arriving Great
egret who seemed to come directly from rising Mars!), was the quite early,
immature Herring gull, who made repeated passes at the island, much to the
distress of the egrets.
On our way to the reservoir, the Yeatmans and I observed a large group
(50?) of Eurasian collared doves near the H & D Feed Mill in downtown
Decherd, just northwest of the railroad tracks and Hwy 50.
*At 35 degrees 18'30"N and 86 deg. 3'45"W, this islet appears right on the
fold between pp. 22 and 23 in DeLorme.
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I have been lucky enough to find an incredibly wonderful bird.
Jerry L. Ingles
Sewanee, TN
jeingles@xxxxxxxxxxx
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