[Bristol-Birds] Rankin report - 7/17

Rankin Bottoms, Cocke county, 7/17/08, by canoe
Douglas Lake elevation: 985.0
Reddish egret: As Steve Clendenen reported yesterday, the reddish egret has been staying on or near a log on the submerged riverbank. Mike Todd and I found it there in the late afternoon on 7/16, and Leslie Gibbens and I saw it there again on Thursday a little after 6:00 PM, and again at 7:45. It flew to roost with the egrets about a half mile downriver at 8:00 PM. The log is best seen from shore by driving under the tipple to the open view across the lake, looking to the right.
Image of reddish egret in action @ http://www.pbase.com/image/ 100329360 Image of same, on the log @ http://www.pbase.com/sylvafoto/image/ 100341176
Shorebirds were foraging along the lakeshore across from the access road, and were concentrated at the south end, seen from shore near the RR crossing & WMA sign. 

Shorebird count:
Killdeer (ca. 250)
Lesser yellowlegs (6)
Solitary sandpiper (2)
Spotted sandpiper (6)
Least sandpiper (28)
Pectoral sandpiper (4)
Short-billed dowitcher (2)

Michael Sledjeski
Del Rio TN
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