[TN-Bird] Re: Sandhill Cranes & odd heron behavior
- From: Charles Nicholson <cpnicholson53@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 18:17:06 -0500
I've seen Great Blue Herons do this on several occasions, especially in the
Tennessee River just downstream of Fort Loudoun Dam in Loudon County. I've
done a double take on more than one occasion as the herons have drifted
downstream, jabbed at fish, and then lifted off from the water.
Chuck Nicholson
Norris, TN
On Jan 3, 2015 4:39 PM, "Stanley York" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Friday Jan 2, 2015
> Duck River Unit, Humphreys Co, TN
>
> Tons of Mallards were present with few American Wigeon, N.Pintails,
> Shovlers. Had 2 Brown Creepers, 3 Winter Wrens, which for me is a lot for
> just few hours birding. Best birds of the day were 7 Sandhill Cranes on the
> ground and close to the road (first field on the left when you enter the
> bottoms).
>
> Later on in Stewart county at the boat ramp at the Cumberland TVA Steam
> Plant I saw a Great Blue Heron do something I have never seen before.
> Actually 2 Great Blues were flying over the middle of the river channel
> when it appeared both were going to land in the middle of the river. One
> pulled up and kept flying away while the 2nd actually landed in the middle
> of the river and floated there for a few seconds before taking off again
> and flying away. Never seen that before! For a second I thought it might
> dive like I witnessed Canada Geese doing last year for the first time in my
> 20+ years of birding but it didn't. Never know what your going to see out
> there!
>
> Stanley York Jr.
>
>
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