[TN-Bird] purple martins massing

From: "fekel" <fekel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:52:31 -0500
River Plantation Subdivision
Davidson Co.
Bellevue, Tennessee
2009 Jul. 29
7 pm

Living in the River Plantation subdivision on the southwest side of
Nashville next to the Harpeth River, I was out last night for my
evening exercise in the oppressive humidity.  As I approached
the railroad tracks and high tension power lines that cut through
the middle of the subdivision, I began to see PURPLE MARTINs
streaming across the sky. Reaching the huge power lines I found
hundreds of the birds sitting together.  I stayed to watch for
perhaps 10 minutes and attempted a count, which reached 434 before
I left to resume my interupted exercise.  Had I stayed longer I
suspect that the flock of birds would have exceeded 500.

Frank Fekel
Nashville, TN
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