[TN-Bird] banded Common Tern

From: Chris Sloan <chris.sloan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: TN-Bird Listserv <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 22:25:17 -0500
This afternoon I conducted a heronry survey on Old Hickory Lake mostly in
Sumner Co.  The biggest surprise was a very late, and banded, Common Tern
that I was able to photograph well enough to read the last three digits off
the band.  There's a reasonable chance that the bird banding lab will be
able to retrieve the record on that basis.  I will post some photos later,
and will post an update if I hear anything from the bird banding lab.  As a
teaching point, I didn't pay much attention because I initially assumed it
was a Forster's since that's the "expected" small white tern.  It wasn't
until I looked at it a second time that I realized it was a Common.  The
lesson:  don't assume.
Another highlight was a Common Loon.  That, in itself, is not terribly
unusual on the large lakes this late, but most of those birds are second
year non-breeders, and this one was in full breeding plumage.

Lastly, we found a Baltimore Oriole nest in one of the heronries (the one
south from Loch 3).

regards,

Chris Sloan
Nashville, TN
http://www.chrissloanphotography.com


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