[TN-Bird] Rankin Wildlife Management Area (Cocke Co., TN)
- From: Don Miller <raincrow@xxxxxxx>
- To: Bristol-Birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Butternuts <butternuts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, TN-Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 23:04:12 -0400
August 29, 2004
Rankin Wildlife Management Area (Cocke Co., TN)
Observed today at Rankin from the shore near the tipple and at the
entrance area adjacent to the railroad track:
Double-crested Cormorant (71);
Great Blue Heron (5);
Great Egret (80);
Green Heron (6);
Black-crowned Night-Heron (3);
Canada Goose (18);
Wood Duck (4);
Mallard (15);
Osprey;
Killdeer (17);
Semipalmated Plover (2);
Lesser Yellowlegs (5);
Spotted Sandpiper;
Semipalmated Sandpiper (11);
Least Sandpiper (6);
Pectoral Sandpiper (6);
Short-billed Dowitcher (2);
Caspian Tern;
Chimney Swift (5);
Ruby-throated Hummingbird;
Belted Kingfisher;
Eastern Phoebe (2);
Empidonax flycatcher (Willow?).
The water is still pretty high, and most of the mudflats are far from
the road. A scope is essential for viewing. Even so, I still had a
hard time seeing many of the shorebirds decently. The identity of quite
a few peeps remained elusive to me as I simply couldn't enough detail to
make the call.
Don Miller
Greeneville, TN
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