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Oct. 11, Rankin Bottoms and Dutch Bottoms, Cocke Co.TN
 
I finally got a chance to check out Rankin Bottoms. Arriving in mist  and 
drizzle, driving the approach down the causeway with the coal tipple rising  
above the willows like a medieval tower, snags in the moat-like bays  festooned 
with cormorants, great egrets and herons, I'll have to say on  first impression 
I was enchanted!
 
Rain kept me from doing a thorough survey, but birds of interest included  my 
first-of-season White -crowned Sparrow, a first year bird that sang  
occasionally at bright intervals. Other sparrows present were White-throated,  
Song 
and Swamp.
 
Western-type Palm Warblers were seen along the road in good numbers with  one 
Philadelphia Vireo.
 
No shorebirds seen other than Killdeer. There were Green-wing Teal mixed in  
with Mallards.
 
A large flock of Tree Swallows, aprox. 200, were seen and heard over the  
lake at Dutch Bottoms along Hwy. 25E.
 
Richard Connors
Nashville

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