FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Rankin shorebirds

["michael sledjeski" <mtnsylva@xxxxxxx>]

On Saturday, 5/6/06, we canoed around to several spots in the Rankin region 
of Douglas Lake looking for shorebird activity in particular (by "Rankin 
region", I'm referring to all of the lake impoundment from the Leadvale boat 
ramp southward to the mouth of the Pigeon River).  Lake level was at 990.6 
and rising, partly cloudy skies, & lots of fishing activity, which tends to 
drive birds away from the more popular areas, such as Rankin Bottoms (RB).  
There were relatively few waders or ducks to be seen; no eagles, either.

We  spotted yellow-throated vireo and yellow-billed cuckoo  for the first 
time this season.  Shorebirds were foraging in the shallows between the 
French Broad channel and Holttown Rd., and those between the Nolichucky and 
Leepers Ferry Rd (LFR).

Greater yellowlegs (7)  2-HTR, 5-LFR
Lesser yellowlegs (46) 6-HTR, 40-LFR
Solitary sandpiper (19) 7-HTR, 12-LFR
Spotted sandpiper(2) RB, HTR
Least sandpiper (5-LFR)
Killdeer (5) 2-HTR, 3-LFR

Michael Sledjeski & Leslie Gibbens
Cocke county TN


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