FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Chickamauga Lake Birds- Sandhill Cranes, Pectoral Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs

["Allan Trently" <ajtcorax@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I birded Chickamauga Lake/Hiwassee River in McMinn, Bradley, and Meigs 
Counties, TN on March 15, 2007 from 10:03 am to 3:45 pm.  Lake elevation was 
675.99 ft at noon which is exposes a great amount of mudflats.  Below is 
only a select list of birds seen at each stop.

South Mouse Creek embayment:
1. Killdeer- 5
2. Wilson Snipe- 8

Candies Creek embayment:
1. Killdeer- 34
2. Green-winged Teal- 16
3. Gadwall- 3

Sugar Creek embayment:
1. Killdeer- 7
2. Gadwall- 6
3. Mallard- 4

Gunstocker Creek embayment:
1. Killdeer- 23
2. Wilson Snipe- 20
3. Gadwall- 31
4. Northern Shoveler- 1

Hiwassee Refuge Wildlife Observation Area:
1. Sandhill Cranes- 9
2. Killdeer- 24
3. Pectoral Sandpiper- 1
4. Lesser Yellowlegs- 1
5. Green-winged Teal- 35
6. Mallard- 2

Cherokee Removal Memorial Park
1. Osprey- 2 standing on a nesting platform

The Bald Eagle nest in Meigs County had one nestling and two adults perched 
below the nest.  This bird should fledge any day now.

Roger's Creek embayment:
1. Killdeer- 23
2. Wilson Snipe- 22
3. Gadwall- 11


Allan Trently
Norris, TN
ajtcorax@xxxxxxxxxxx

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