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["Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "K Dean EDWARDS" 
To: "Tennessee Birds" 
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 11:06 PM
Subject: [TN-Bird] terns, shorebirds, etc. - Dutch/Rankin
> Tuesday, 5 Sept 2006
>
> Dutch Bottoms, Douglas Lake
> Jefferson/Cocke Co. line at the US Hwy 25E bridge
>
> Mallard, 200+
> MOTTLED DUCK, 1 see previous post
> Green-winged Teal, 2
>
> Double-crested Cormorant, ~20
> Great Blue Heron, ~5
> Great Egret, 10+
> CATTLE EGRET, 2
>
> CASPIAN TERN, 3
> COMMON TERN, 18
> BLACK TERN, 11+  possibly as many as 30
>
> The Caspian and Common Terns were initially on the point near
> the Mottled Duck but took flight when the Black Terns came in.
> As I drove on toward Rankin on US Hwy 25E, I saw many terns
> near the lighthouse park which were probably partly the same
> group but there looked to be many more Black Terns.  Traffic
> and time kept me from seeing them well.
>
>
> Rankin Bottoms, Douglas Lake
> Cocke Co.
>
> Canada Goose, 400+ many coming in as sunset
> Mallard, ~20
> Blue-winged Teal, at least 1
>
> WILD TURKEY, 13 in a field off of Rankin Hill Rd on the way
>
> Great Blue Heron, ~20
> Great Egret, 150+
> Green Heron, ~5
> Black-crowned Night-Heron, 30+ all ages
> WOOD STORK, 1 imm, feeding close by in the pond to the west of the
> coal tipple
>
> BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 3,  1 was on the flats then 2 more flew over
> and it joined them calling and flying off to the west
> Semipalmated Plover, ~6
> Killdeer, ~10, surprisingly low number
>
> Greater Yellowlegs, 1 right by the car, spooked when I got the camera
> Lesser Yellowlegs, at least 3
> SANDERLING, 9
> peeps, 200+, including Least and Semipalm but I didn't have time to
> go through them thuroughly before dark
> WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, at least 3
> Pectoral Sandpiper, 40+
> STILT SANDPIPER, 3
> Short-billed Dowitcher, at least 25
> LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, 1
>
> no phalaropes
>
> Had the Long-billed Dowitcher early and got good looks at build,
> plumage and huge bill.  Then the Short-billeds abliged and came
> in.  A great study side-by-side but kinda like Greater and Lesser
> Yellowlegs when you get them together... obviously different.
>
> The water level has risen and all the exposed mud is covered in
> cockleburs and grass.  Lots of peeps, Pectorals and such running
> through the greenery that couldn't be seen well.  Didn't see
> Buff-bellied SPs but suspect they may have been some in the
> cockleburs.  Needed more time... stupid work... oh wait, that
> pays the bills.
>
>
> Dean Edwards
> Knoxville, TN


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