We put in our canoe at the Leadvale ramp, and went across to Rankin Bottoms in
Cocke County. There's very limited shorebird habitat at the current lake
level; we saw one Killdeer. We backtracked to the trestle and went west to the
Ten Islands area, where we found a fair number of shorebirds along a cove
curving along the northwest corner: nine species, including 2 Golden Plovers
and a Wilson's Phalarope. We also saw our first Green-winged Teal of the
season; about 40 Black-Crowned Night-Herons flying out of their roost south of
the RR trestle, and an enormous flock of Double-crested Cormorants on the water.
There's no road access for shoreline viewing at the north end of Ten Islands.
It's possible to hike in from trailhead on Brown Hollow Road.
Complete list: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31407806
Michael Sledjeski & Leslie Gibbens
Del Rio TN
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