TUE 31 AUG 2004 Rankin Bottoms, Cocke Co., TN D. Holt Lots of birds opposite the coal tipple this afternoon between 5:30 and 7:30pm. Good lighting and a hi powered scope let me see enough shorebirds to be thoroughly confused for some time to come. :-) I didn't see much different than what Don Miller reported recently, except for a juvenile Sanderling, a Forster's Tern hanging with three Caspian Terns, six Cattle Egrets, and several Common Nighthawks. I may be going back to Rankin Wed. and Thu. afternoons this week. If anyone wants to join me call me at (423) 914-5862. Don Holt Johnson City, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================