[TN-Bird] Pelican, cattle egret, blk tern (Gallitin)
- From: david kirschke <dkirschke@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:21:37 -0700 (PDT)
Overcast weather and occasional light rain made for nice birding at Gallitin
Steam Plant this AM (7/26/08). As I panned across the herons and egrets on
Pond A, I happened upon a lone American white pelican. Also on Pond A were
6-10 cattle egret (adult and imm) roosting in a tree. 15+ black terns were
around as well. Thought I heard a least bittern but never saw it. Species
included:
Am white pelican (1)
Dc cormorant
Least bittern?
GBH
Great egret
Snowy egret (3+)
Cattle egret (6-10)
Green heron
Bc night-heron
BV
TV
Osprey
Red-tailed hawk (3)
Am coot
Semipalmated plover (2)
Killdeer
Gr yellowlegs (2)
Lesser yellowlegs (1)
Semipalmated sandpiper (2+)
Least sandpiper (50+)
Black tern (15+)
Yellow-billed cuckoo
Rt hummingbird
NRW swallow
Tree swallow
Common yellowthroat
Yb chat
Field sparrow
David Kirschke
Nashville, TN
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