[TN-Bird] Standifer Gap Marsh - Mink
- From: "David and Gloria Patterson" <dgpatterson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tn-bird" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "SEFC Birding" <sefc-birding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Dave Ekkens" <dekkens@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:07:49 -0400
Standifer Gap Marsh, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN
About 10:00 AM, Monday, March 3, 2008, I watched two American Mink, Neovison
vison, walking west on the gravel road on the north side of the marsh, walking
from the gate toward where I was standing near the gas line crossing. I held
still; they apparently did not see me, and continued walking toward me. At
about 50 feet one of the mink left the road and entered the cattails on the
north side of the road. The other mink continued walking toward me and passed
within five feet of me. As I twisted in order to keep watching, it noticed me
and went into the cattails on the south side of the road.
They appeared large and well fed, estimated 20 to 22 inches nose to tip of
tail. They were very dark gray to dull black all over. They were silent and
unhurried.
I have seen apparent mink and/or weasel-like animals at the marsh a few times
before, but this is the only really good observation.
There is some descriptive information on Wikipedia under American Mink.
David Patterson
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