[TN-Bird] Short-eared Owls in Bledsoe County

From: BrdMann@xxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 21:20:18 EST
Kathy, Madeline Kate (our 23 month old granddaughter) and I visited the  Nine 
Mile Crossroad location this evening amid a howling snowstorm. When we  
arrived at 4:07 PM CST one Short-eared was flying around the pond, over the 
road  
and over the field south of the road. We stopped in the road and the owl 
perched  on a metal fence post within 200 feet of the Jeep for a minute or two. 
We  
then spotted two other Short-eared's perched in the large tree behind and to 
the  west of the pond. The single bird flew off and perched briefly in the 
large tree  with the two other birds and then flew to the treeline that forms 
the  
western boundary of the field. We left there at 4:15 PM CST to look around 
the  area for anything else of interest. Came back through from 4:43 - 4:55 PM 
CST  and there were still two S-e Owls in the large tree and the third one  was 
being harassed by a N. Harrier in the field just west of the first residence  
west of the pond. We last saw it leave that field, fly south over the road 
and  over the large field south of the road. 
What amazing birds and what an awesome view of the one on the fence. I  
assume they were active earlier today due to the cold (28 degrees F) and the  
snow.
On the way to the Owl location we dropped by the Cookie Jar Cafe near  Dunlap 
(Sequatchie County) and had one hundred plus Brewer's Blackbirds in the  
trees between the dairy and the restaurant. On the way back from the Owls we 
had  
a covey of 10 Northern Bobwhite fly across East Valley Road north  of Swafford 
Pond. 
 
Daniel R. Jacobson
Hixson (Hamilton County), TN

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