[Bristol-Birds] Rankin mudbirds etc.
- From: "michael sledjeski" <mtnsylva@xxxxxxx>
- To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:26:00 -0400
Rankin Bottoms, Cocke county, 8/30/06, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Douglas Lake elevation: 982.3'
Observers: Michael Sledjeski, Leslie Gibbens
The gradual drawdown of the lake results in a steadily increasing band of
mudluscious shoreline (now over 2 miles), and more shorebirds are stopping
over to feed. Even though we used a spotting scope from shore, some birds
were still too far for conclusive identification. Conditions should become
optimal for viewing from land in about a week.
There seemed to be even more killdeer than ever, so I counted them by fives
until I decided I should concentrate on other species in the fading light.
Highlights:
Wood stork (imm.)
White ibis (imm.)
Semi-palmated plover (12)
Killdeer (480+), a new maximum count for Rankin
Greater yellowlegs
Lesser yellowlegs (6)
Willet
Spotted sandpiper
Sanderling (14)
Semipalm. sandpiper (20+)
Least sandpiper (20+)
Pectoral sandpiper (60+)
Stilt sandpiper (9)
Short-billed dowitcher (34)
Wilson's snipe
Forster's tern
Black tern (3)
Michael Sledjeski
Cocke county TN
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