[TN-Bird] Short-eared Owl (Greene Co., TN)

From: Alice Loftin / Don Miller <pandion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, butternuts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:26:43 -0400 (EDT)
March 29, 2011 
[posted March 30, 2011] 

I apologize for the lateness of this post. 

Yesterday evening (the 29th), Alice Loftin and I headed out to the Joachim 
Bible Refuge in hopes of finding the Short-eared Owl seen there on the 28th by 
David Kirschke. After we arrived at the refuge (Matthews Lane entrance), Darrel 
Wilder joined us. 

At about 7:40, the owl appeared in the field to the west of the "Butler" silo. 
At first it was perched just above the ground, on a weed or a sapling, but 
after a few minutes it took flight, eventually circling over us at close range 
before disappearing in the direction of the Bible Cemetery located adjacent to 
the refuge. The extreme paleness of the plumage suggested that the bird is a 
male. 

Also present at the refuge were Blue-winged Teal (at least 2), Northern 
Shoveler (2), Green-winged Teal (2), Greater Yellowlegs (5), Lesser Yellowlegs 
(8), and White-crowned Sparrow (12). Before joining us at Matthews Lane, Darrel 
had also seen the Rough-legged Hawk while scanning the field to the west side 
of South Mohawk Road on the other side of the refuge. 

Don Miller 
Greeneville, Grenne Co., TN 


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