TVA terrestrial zoology intern Erin Schiding and I birded the Hiwassee River section of Chickamauga Lake in Meigs, Bradley and McMinn Counties, TN (Delorme Atlas and Gazetteer page 25) on January 18, 2007 from 10:06 am to 2:30 pm. Chickamauga Lake elevation on January 18 was 676.19 feet which exposed a great deal of mudflats. Below are highlights (not all species are mentioned; all shorebirds mentioned) from each stop made along the Hiwassee River. Old Lower River Road mudflats 1. Killdeer- 2 2. Wilson snipe- 11 Candies Creek embayment 1. Killdeer- 110 2. Least sandpiper- 3 3. Red-headed woodpecker- 1 Sugar Creek embayment 1. Killdeer- 24 Gunstocker Creek embayment 1. Killdeer- 18 2. Sandhill cranes- 22 Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge 1. American black duck- 1 2. Sandhill cranes- 1000's Price's Creek embayment 1. Killdeer- 5 Roger's Creek embayment 1. Killdeer- 26 2. Wilson's snipe- 26 North Mouse Creek embayment 1. Killdeer- 1 2. Wilson snipe- 16 3. Wood duck- 2 4. Green winged teal- 3 5. American black duck- 2 6. Hooded merganser- 2 Allan Trently Norris, TN ajtcorax@xxxxxxxxxxx _________________________________________________________________ Get in the mood for Valentine's Day. View photos, recipes and more on your Live.com page. http://www.live.com/?addTemplate=ValentinesDay&ocid=T001MSN30A0701 =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________