Rare bird spotted at Long Creek Refuge
Rare sighting of a Roseated Spoonbill By John Pollpeter, Lead Naturalist at Woodlands Nature Station Birders got an extra treat this August as a Roseated Spoonbill, an unusual wading bird from Florida and the Gulf Coast, decided to visit Land Between the Lakes. The bird stayed around for about two weeks. The spoonbill foraged at the Long Creek Refuge at the corner of Highway US68/KY80 and Energy Lake Road near Barkley Bridge. This man-made wetland refuge is one of the most popular birding spots in Land Between The Lakes. Roseated spoonbills have visited Land Between the Lakes before along Honker…
