[TN-Bird] Re: Terns, shorebirds - Rankin, Cocke Co
- From: KD Edwards <sparverius@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 20:43:57 -0400
Correction, the date for Rankin sightings should be Wednesday, 3 Sept.
Also, while unloading the car at home (Knox Co), I had at least 27 C Nighthawks
fly over.
Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN
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On Sep 3, 2014, at 18:58, KD Edwards <sparverius@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I was in the area Tues afternoon so ran by Rankin WMA on Douglas Lake in
> Cocke Co, TN. Similar species as others have reported. Heat waves and
> distance made viewing difficult. I walked to the shade at the point near the
> tipple.
>
> Some highlights, most numbers, especially the larger ones, are approximate...
>
> Blue-winged Teal, 6
>
> Black Tern, at least 16
> Caspian Tern, 2
> Forster's Tern, 5
> Common Tern, 1
> Ring-billed Gull, ~20 including 1 juvenile
>
> Killdeer, 50+
> Semipalmated Plover, ~15
> Black-bellied Plover, 1
> Am Golden-Plover, 1
>
> Greater Yellowlegs, 10+
> Lesser Yellowlegs, 6-8
> Solitary Sandpiper, 1
> Spotted Sandpiper, 1
> Sanderling, 1-2
> Pectoral Sandpiper, ~50
> Least Sandpiper, 75-100
> Semipalmated Sandpiper, ~20
> Western Sandpiper, 4-5
> Baird's Sandpiper, 2
> Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 16
> Short-billed Dowitcher, 5-6
>
> Plus usual assortment of Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, and DC Cormorants
> and at least 1 Green Heron and a Pileated WP calling almost constantly.
>
> Dean Edwards
> Knoxville, TN
>
>
>
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