[TN-Bird] upper east TN herons
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- Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 22:07:56 EDT
Saturday, 16 APR 2005
Greenbelt at American Way, Kingsport, TN (Sullivan Co.)
Rob Biller and Don Holt
Observed:
9 active Yellow-crowned Night-Heron nests
1 Red-shouldered Hawk male feeding 1 female on nest
Note - No young or sub-adults were observed.
Sunday morning 17 APR 2005
Sycamore Shoals Rd., Elizabethton, TN (Carter Co.)
Rob Biller, Don Holt, Rick Knight
Observed:
3 active Yellow-crowned Night-Heron nests, including the one observed
last week
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
Note - From two sites ( the state park and the city property) a total of 8
adult Yellow-crowned Night-Herons and 4 nests were seen in Elizabethton
Sunday.
No young or sub-adults were observed.
Sunday afternoon, 17 APR 2005
Hwy 107 and Onks Lane, Washington Co., TN
Rob Biller, Dianne Draper, Jacki Hinshaw, Don Holt
Observed:
4 Great Blue Heron nestlings being fed on one of the 14 visible nests
Note - Many Black and Turkey Vultures were present, as usual. The vultures
roost next to the colony, and in the winter roost in the colony. Also observed
was one Broad-winged Hawk soaring over the area.
Monday afternoon, 18 APR 2005
Fort Henry Dam tailwaters, Sullivan Co., TN
Don Holt
Observed:
1 Great Blue Heron nestling being fed on one of the 13 visible nests
Note - Great Blue Herons were also observed gathering sticks still. 4 adult
Black-crowned Night-Herons were observed on the South Holston River near the
colony, but no nesting activities were observed for this species.
Don Holt
Johnson City, TN
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