FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] Franklin's Gull at Dutch Bottoms

["Rick Knight" <RKnight@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dutch Bottoms
on upper Douglas Lake
(East Tenn.)

The waters of Douglas Lake have finally come down quite a bit.  In the
Dutch Bottoms section (along hwy 25E, south of White Pine) today I found
a Franklin's Gull sitting with a bunch of Ring-bills on a muddy point at
the TWRA access area across from the Dutch Bottoms Babtist Church.

Also present:
Ring-billed Gull - 300
Forster's Tern - 1
Ruddy Duck - 1
Dunlin - 4
Gr. Yellowlegs - 1
Great Egret - 30
Pied-billed Grebe - 6
Am. Coot - 30
D-c Cormorant - 45+

There is lots of nice mud at nearby Rankin Bottoms, but few birds.  The
road is very muddy near the end & boots are needed to walk around much.
As the lake drops more, Dutch Bottoms will be the better spot & with
easy access.

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Rick Knight
Johnson City, TN
rknight@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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