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["Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>]

This is probably the first spring record for the Black-necked Stilt in East
Tennessee and, should be a new species for the "Checklist of Waterbirds,
Ranking Bottoms, Coke County, Tennessee."  Everyone who has an interest in
Rankin Bottom pen that one in on your checklist !
Did anyone try to photograph the Rankin Bottom birds ?

And  in regards to Dean Edwards' comments about birds away from the
Mississippi River (I have one more):

(1)  Carol Williams posted on TN-Birds,  Sat, 8 May 2004, that Judy Fuson
found a pair of Black-necked Stilts working a pond on Student's Home Road in
DeKalb County, Smithville  (east of Nashville).  THIS IS THE FIRST SPRING
RECORD FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE ?  Carol has photos of these birds.

(2)  Two at Rankin Bottom, Cocke County, 8 May 2004 by Tracey Muise, Charlie
Muise, Leslie Gibbens, Michael Sledjeski and Linda Wright.  FIRST SPRING
RECORD FOR EAST TENNESSEE.

(3)  A bird reported by Linda Fowler and photographed by Chuck Nicholson at
Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery in Anderson Co., TN on 1 Aug 1985.

(4)  One adult male at Cumberland Steam Plant, Stewart County,  2-4 Nov 1985
by John Robinson.

I hope I got all that keyed in correctly.

Let's go birding and see some Black-necked Stilts,

Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "K Dean EDWARDS" <kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Charlie" <cmmbirds@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "TN-Bird" <TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 11:08 PM
Subject: [TN-Bird] Rankin Stilts!!!! (was IMBD at Rankin Bottoms)


>
>
> On Mon, 10 May 2004, Charlie wrote:
> ...
> > Highlights included 2 Black-necked Stilts
> ....
>
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> This would be only the second record ever for Black-neced Stilt
> in East Tn and (to my knowledge) only the third for the state
> away from the Mississippi River!!!!  There was a single bird
> at Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery in Anderson Co., TN on 1 Aug 1985.
>
> Congratulations to Charlie, Tracey, Mike, Leslie and Linda.  I'm
> sure the Tennessee State Record Committee will be in touch to
> solicit an official report.
>
> Were there any indications of breeding behavior?  We REALLY need
> to keep on top of this as it would be a major event and range
> expansion.
>
> I would like to hear more about these birds.  Could the be
> seen from the road?
>
> Dean Edwards
> Knoxville, TN
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