FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Rankin WMA, Cocke Co, east Tenn

[dtrently <dtrently@xxxxxxx>]

Allan Trently and I visited Rankin WMA in Cocke County last night (Sept 10, 
2003) (directions to this site have been given previously on TN-Bird), hoping 
to find a good number of shorebirds - we did not. At the coal tipple area, 
there was one SPOTTED SANDPIPER and no others, not even Killdeer.
We met Rick Knight there who told us that he had seen about 75 shorebirds down 
toward the end of the road. That's where we found them (including a total of 
three KILLDEER). Best bird we found was one SANDERLING.
We also met Kevin Calhoon who reported a few Semipalmated Plovers.

Some other birds of note:
Double-crested Cormorant  at least 10, possible many more down river
Great Blue Heron  20+
Great Egret 100+
Black-crowned Night-Heron  ~5
Wood Duck  15+
Yellow Warbler  1

no nighthawks, kingbirds, hawks, swallows

Butterflies (18):

E Tiger Swallowtail
Checkered White
Clouded Sulphur
Little Yellow
Gulf Fritillary
Pearl Crescent
Question Mark
Painted Lady
Red Admiral
C Buckeye
Red-spotted Purple
Viceroy
Tawny Emperor
Monarch
Least Skipper (100+ !!)
Fiery Skipper
Sachem
Ocola Skipper

Dragonflies
C Green Darner
E Pondhawk
Black Saddlebags
Wandering Glider
E Amberwing
meadowhawk sp
C Whitetail
and, best of all.....ROSEATE SKIMMER - possible first Tennessee record.

David Trently
Knoxville, TN

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