Snail Kite - Mark Greene
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Buffalo River, Waynesboro US-TN (35.4586,-87.7783)
Wayne, Tennessee, United States
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Map Coordinates: 35.458583, -87.778276
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Observation details

Bird was reported yesterday by an Alabama kayaker, Will Wiggins (he actually had the bird Wednesday). It was relocated this morning by Victor Stoll, Ruben Stoll, Alan Troyer, and Phil Friesen. I joined them later in the morning. The bird was very weak so we decided to capture it and get it to someone who could help it. Alan threw his shirt on it and carried it in his kayak 8 miles down the river where Ruben picked us up in his truck. Ruben & Victor then carried the bird to Walden’s Puddle wildlife rehab in Joelton. This is the first Tennessee record for Snail Kite! Hopefully the bird recovers and can be released back into the wild.

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