[TN-Bird] Hiwassee Refuge Area Report

From: Charles Murray <dro_1945@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:34:19 -0800 (PST)
It was VERY windy late Monday morning when I spent a couple of hours viewing 
the Hiwassee Island area from the Rhea Co. Blythe Ferry landing. Earlier in the 
morning, a friend from Rhea Co. had reported very large numbers of sandhill 
cranes flying north. However, I saw less than 100 in the late morning. Also 
seen were two immature bald eagles and one fish crow. Several black vultures 
were feeding on a large dead fish in the edge of the water. Late in the day 
from the Cherokee Removal Memorial Park, I saw an estimated 400 sandhill cranes 
on the mud bars on and near Hiwassee Island. Normally, the cranes seem to "stay 
put" once they begin to "roost" for the night. On this evening, however, they 
seemed "restless" and most changed locations a couple of times for no 
discernible reason. One adult bald eagle was seen and numerous ring-billed 
gulls. I did not see the osprey today that I'd seen on the last three trips to 
the area.
Charles Murray
Birchwood, TN



      

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