[TN-Bird] Upper Douglas Lake
- From: Michael Sledjeski <mtnsylva@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 11:22:41 -0500
Jefferson county, 12/31/07, 2:30-5:30 PM
By car from Baneberry to Hwy 113, then S on Hwy 25/70, then across
I-40 to points on western shore
Douglas Lake elevation: 953.3 (up 9 ft. since late October)
I found the biggest concentration of birds halfway between Dutch
Bottoms and Swann Bridge. The lake is about a mile wide there, with
extensive shoals and mudbanks.
I didn't notice any uncommon species - there may have been some among
the mobs of gulls and waterfowl seen at a distance.
The egrets and sandpipers are unusual at this time of year.
A property owner at the end of Back Nine Rd. in Baneberry allowed me
to cross her yard to the lakeshore for a closer look at the shorebirds.
Partial list (mostly counting by 5s and 10s):
Canada goose (700+)
Mallard (160)
Green-winged teal (45)
Hooded merganser (20)
Wild turkey (5)
Great blue heron (120)
Great egret (3)
Northern harrier
Am. coot (4)
Killdeer (8)
Least sandpiper (105)
Dunlin (8)
Bonaparte's gull (150)
Ring-billed gull (1200)
Am. pipit (90)
Michael Sledjeski
Del Rio TN
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