[TN-Bird] TN River Osprey/Migrating Monarchs
- From: "ANNA VARNEY" <arvarney@xxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 14:05:27 -0500
10.03.03 and 10.04.03
Marsh Creek Cove located off
Tennessee River
Perry County, TN
We set anchor at 5 p.m. on Friday night, 10.03.03 in a quiet cove where
Marsh Creek empties into the TN River. About a half hour later we watched
as an Osprey brought a fish close to the top of a snag a couple of hundred
feet away and fought with it a bit. The Osprey stayed put and fed as the
sun set. The next morning when we awoke and were able to make out the
treeline with daybreak, we saw that a dark figure remained in the same snag
as the Osprey. Once the sun came out we were able to see that it was an
Osprey, possibly the same as the night before. A Great Blue Heron flew over
the Osprey at which time the Osprey stretched its wings and took off.
Migration of Monarchs continued this past weekend with numbers being not as
strong as the previous weekend, but steady. What a great view on the water
with no vegetation in the way. The Monarchs seemed to have a distinct south
west heading. At one point we saw 4 Monarchs crossing the river together,
two of the four performing the 'butterfly dance' together as they fluttered
by.
Anna Varney
Linden, TN
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