[TN-Bird] Sevier GBH rookeries
- From: Michael Sledjeski <mtnsylva@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:17:35 -0400
Sevier county, 4/11/08, 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Sevierville: We counted 25 great blue herons in 20 occupied nests
in the downtown rookery; we couldn't see any nestlings. This bunch
shatters the presumption that birds will seek a secluded location for
nesting. The rookery is less than 100 yards from Hwy 411, in a
narrow grove between a Weigel's and Middle Creek. The nests are in
plain view of thousands of vehicles daily.
Douglas Dam: From the parking lot below the dam, we could see 9
occupied GBH nests in the tree line above the bluff on the opposite
side of the tailwaters; no nestlings were visible.
Totals at the Dam:
Great Blue Heron (36)
Black-crowned Night-heron (10)
Osprey (5)
N. Rough-wing Swallow (2)
Michael Sledjeski & Leslie Gibbens
Del Rio TN
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