Cocke county, 4/16/08, 3:30-7:00 PM Rankin Bottoms by car & canoe: Douglas Lake elevation: 980.9 ft >Best waterbird habitat on Douglas Lake is now at Rankin Bottoms, with extensive grassy shallows, extending past the coal tipple. > Best show of the day was a male osprey swooping down at a juvenile bald eagle. The osprey persisted despite the eagle rolling over with claws extended as it was attacked. Partial list: Wood duck (85) Blue-winged teal (300+) Green-winged teal (42) Ring-necked duck (2) Greater scaup Double-cr. cormorant (18) Great blue heron (16) Great egret (4) Cattle egret (5) Osprey (5) Bald eagle (1 adult, 3 imm.) Killdeer (11 adult, 1 fledgling) Greater yellowlegs (28) Lesser yellowlegs (5) Pileated woodpecker Purple martin (3) Tree swallow (5) Cliff swallow (200+ at Rankin Bridge) Palm warbler (5) Swamp sparrow (2) Field sparrow (6) Images from this trip can be viewed at http://www.pbase.com/sylvafoto/ inbox, starting at "AMERICAN COOTS". Click on image for larger views. Michael Sledjeski & Leslie Gibbens Del Rio TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________