[TN-Bird] Nesting Double-crested cormorants

From: "James, Wesley K." <wkjames@xxxxxxx>
To: <TN-BIRD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 08:27:26 -0400
Yesterday, while conducting wetland surveys on Watts Bar Reservoir, I
observed at least two double-crested cormorants sitting on nests and one
other standing over a nest on Sweetwater Island.  Sweetwater Island is
located at approximate Tennessee River Mile 584.3 just downstream of
where I-75 crosses the Tennessee River (Watts Bar Reservoir) between
Lenoir City and Loudon.  There are about 30 great-blue heron nests on
the island and some black-crowned night-herons were also observed.    An
osprey nest is located on a artificial structure on the downstream end
of the island.
Other birds observed on Watts Bar included bald eagle (on nest on Marney
Bluff downstream from confluence of Tennessee and Clinch Rivers below
Kingston), ring-billed and Bonaparte gulls, red-breated merganser, wood
ducks, and, of course, numerous osprey.  
I'm not sure that Watts Bar Reservoir has received the attention it
deserves with respect to the breeding osprey population.  From 1
successful nest in 1977 to over 130 in 2003 is pretty incredible making
this one of, if not the largest, inland breeding populations of osprey
in the Southeastern U.S.  It appears that most fish-eating bird species
continue to expand their numbers on Watts Bar.
Wes James
Lenoir City, TN 

Wes James, Regional Wildlife Biologist

Tennessee Valley Authority, Resource Stewardship
Suite 300, 804 Hwy. 321 North
Lenoir City, Tennessee  37771
phone: 865/988-2433  fax: 865/988-2426
email: wkjames@xxxxxxx


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