[TN-Bird] Rankin 5/4/12

From: michael sledjeski <mbsledjeski@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 13:34:41 -0400
Rankin Bottoms, Cocke county, 5/4/12, 4-7 PM, by canoe
Douglas Lake elevation: 988.2 ft.

Shorebird habitat & numbers diminishing, no gulls or terns, few teal; the usual 
summer residents settling in.  Two cattle Egrets, only one in breeding plumage, 
were roosting with the Great Egrets.   

Partial list:
Wood Duck (55)
Blue-winged Teal (2)
Double-crested Cormorant (75)
Great Egret (18)
Cattle Egret (2)
    image at  http://www.pbase.com/image/143104873
Bald Eagle (9 - 4 adults)
Osprey (7)
   nest-building- http://www.pbase.com/sylvafoto/image/143104876
Am. Kestrel
Killdeer (3)
Greater Yellowlegs (5)
Lesser Yellowlegs (14)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (2-FOS)
Warbling Vireo - FOS

Michael Sledjeski & Leslie Gibbens
Del Rio TN




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