[TN-Bird] Rankin Waterbirds
- From: michael sledjeski <mbsledjeski@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 23:46:52 -0400
Rankin Bottoms, Cocke county, 9/4/12, 2-4 PM, by canoe
Douglas Lake elevation: 983.2 ft.; embayment still mostly flooded
Mike Nelson hitched a ride with us for a quick trip before the predicted storm.
Earlier, he had walked down the RR embankment about 50 yards before the
crossing with Hill Rd. and hiked around the south end of the embayment. He
allowed that the viewing was better from the water. Highlights were an uncommon
SNOWY EGRET and a feeding flock of BLACK TERNS.
Partial list:
Little Blue Heron (6)
Snowy Egret
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Semipalmated Plover (20)
Killdeer (100+)
Spotted sandpiper (4)
Solitary Sandpiper (5)
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs (12)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (15)
Western Sandpiper (6)
Sanderling (12)
Least Sandpiper (45)
Pectoral Sandpiper (30)
Stilt Sandpiper (6)
Ring-blled Gull
Forster's Tern
Black Tern (16)
image at http://www.pbase.com/sylvafoto/image/145848550
Mike has some photos from today on Flicker
http://www.flickr.com/photos/madbirder/
Michael Sledjeski & Leslie Gibbens
Del Rio TN
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