[Bristol-Birds] White Ibis, Baird's Sandpiper, American Golden-Plover, etc at Rankin Bottoms, Aug 24, 2014
- From: "david kirschke" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "dkirschke@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
- To: TN-Birds Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Bristol Bird Club <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 13:02:56 -0700
I have been anxiously awaiting the start of the fall shorebird season at Rankin
Bottoms and following some encouraging posts I decided to take the kayak out
this morning. I usually prefer to go in the afternoon when the light is much
better, but at least with a kayak you can maneuver so that the sun is at your
back some of the time. Water levels are still fairly high, but some good
mudflats are exposed and decent numbers of shorebirds are present. As Michael
said, a boat or scope is recommended.
A few photos here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dkirschke/
Rankin Bottoms, Cocke, US-TN
Aug 24, 2014 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: By kayak.
27 species
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 30
Double-crested Cormorant 120
Great Blue Heron 12
Great Egret 60
Green Heron 12
Black-crowned Night-Heron 4
White Ibis 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 2
American Golden-Plover 1 Non-breeding. Distinguished from BB Plover by
structure and lack of dark axillaries.
Semipalmated Plover 3
Killdeer 50
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Solitary Sandpiper 5
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 12
Stilt Sandpiper 3
Baird's Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 30
Pectoral Sandpiper 8
Semipalmated Sandpiper 5
Western Sandpiper 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Ring-billed Gull 50
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 15
David Kirschke
Johnson City, TN
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