[TN-Bird] Maryville Peregrine
- From: Carole Gobert <cpgobert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Tennessee Bird List <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 22:31:29 -0500
This afternoon I went in search of the downtown Maryville (Blount County)
Peregrine Falcon found by Tom Howe a week or so ago. I looked for it where it
has been customarily seen on a 6-story red brick building at Church and
Broadway but didn't find it after a short search. I then took a walk around
the Maryville Greenway thinking that I would return later to renew my search
for the Peregrine. That proved unnecessary as the Peregrine was also at the
greenway and I eventually spotted it perched in a tree by the water just east
of the wooden bridges. In fact, I sat on a bench on the small island between
the two bridges and watched it for a long time, hoping to see some action. The
peregrine did not move from its perch in the hour that I watched it. It
preened and ignored the Mallards and Coots that twice swam right below it. I
guess peregrines are not interested in ducks and there weren't any pigeons
around. When I left at 4:30 it was still sitting there. This part of the
greenway is a very short distance from the building where it has been seen
several times.
Waterfowl of interest:
REDHEAD, maleNORTHERN SHOVELER, maleand what I am pretty certain was a female
NORTHERN PINTAIL
Carole Gobert, Knoxville
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