[TN-Bird] Re: Snowy Egrets in East Tennessee
- From: "Carole Gobert" <cpgobert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Whoopinwiller@xxxxxxx, tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:22:55 -0400
I saw a snowy egret at Turkey Creek in west Knox County on Sunday during the
Knox County Spring Bird Count. It was in a tree in the middle of the creek.
I didn't realize it was so unusual to see one here.
Carole Gobert
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
>From: Whoopinwiller@xxxxxxx
>Reply-To: Whoopinwiller@xxxxxxx
>To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [TN-Bird] Snowy Egrets in East Tennessee
>Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 21:18:59 EDT
>
>26 APR 04
>Netherland Inn Road
>Kingsport, TN
>This morning I observed 4 Snowy Egrets hunkered in the steady rain on
>exposed
>rocks in the South Fork of Holston River. Pulsing water levels forced the
>birds to higher rocks revealing the tell tale yellow feet of this dark
>legged
>species. This marks the first time I have seen this species in our State.
>Rick
>Knight mentions in his book, The Birds of Northeast Tennessee (1994), that
>the
>Snowy Egret is a rare spring and fall transient / visitor and most records
>are
>of single birds.
>
>'Til we bird again
>
>Rack Cross
>Blountville, TN
>
>
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