[TN-Bird] Re: Laughing Gulls, Buff-br. Sandpipers, Sanderlings - Douglas Lake/Rankin
- From: jmpawli88@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:13:52 -0400
Just a quick note that at least 1 of yesterday's 2 White-rumped Sandpipers was
present at Rankin today as well.
Jim P.
Highlights today from Douglas Lake/Rankin bottoms late this afternoon/early
vening were 2 juv. Laughing Gulls together amongst Ring-bills along the
horeline of Douglas Lake at the same spot I the one bird was
esterday--opposite and just a little north of where Rankin Hill Rd. T's into
t. 32/25E. For the most part both birds similar in plumage although one was a
it further along into 1st-basic (winter) plumage, having a few dark gray
eathers coming in on the mantle and wings, while the other bird (and apparently
he same one from yesterday) appeared to be in full juv. plumage. No sign of
he Avocet.
Rankin Bottoms was hopping with shorebirds with the water level appearing to
ave gone down roughly 5-10 ft. from yesterday, exposing fresh flats, and with a
lear increase in the #s of shorebirds after last nights clear skies--at least
00+ were present (with the most numerous being Killdeer and Semipalmated
andpiper). Highlights included 3 Buff-breasted Sandpipers and 2 Sanderlings
ad. and juv. together). Most of the birds were on the main shoreline flat that
ould have been straight out and slightly right (south?) from the railroad
rossing on Hill Rd., while there were also a lot of distant birds that were
arely identifiable at 60x futher out on a long spit. When I left this evening
train was parked blocking the road, although luckily I parked on the opposite
ide, but just a heads up.
Earlier in the morning a walk on the Harmon Loop trail at Norris Dam State Park
n Anderson? Co. turned up a nice group of Warblers that included 6+
lack-and-Whites, 4 Blackburnians, 3 Hooded, Chestnut-sided, Ovenbird, 2
orm-eating, and single Kentucky, Canada, and Tennessee Warblers.
im Pawlicki
uffalo, NY (currently Knoxville)
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From: jmpawli88@xxxxxxx
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Sent: Fri, Aug 27, 2010 11:10 pm
Subject: [TN-Bird] Laughing Gulls, Buff-br. Sandpipers, Sanderlings - Douglas
Lake/Rankin
Highlights today from Douglas Lake/Rankin bottoms late this afternoon/early
vening were 2 juv. Laughing Gulls together amongst Ring-bills along the
horeline of Douglas Lake at the same spot I the one bird was
esterday--opposite and just a little north of where Rankin Hill Rd. T's into
t. 32/25E. For the most part both birds similar in plumage although one was a
it further along into 1st-basic (winter) plumage, having a few dark gray
eathers coming in on the mantle and wings, while the other bird (and apparently
he same one from yesterday) appeared to be in full juv. plumage. No sign of
he Avocet.
Rankin Bottoms was hopping with shorebirds with the water level appearing to
ave gone down roughly 5-10 ft. from yesterday, exposing fresh flats, and with a
lear increase in the #s of shorebirds after last nights clear skies--at least
00+ were present (with the most numerous being Killdeer and Semipalmated
andpiper). Highlights included 3 Buff-breasted Sandpipers and 2 Sanderlings
ad. and juv. together). Most of the birds were on the main shoreline flat that
ould have been straight out and slightly right (south?) from the railroad
rossing on Hill Rd., while there were also a lot of distant birds that were
arely identifiable at 60x futher out on a long spit. When I left this evening
train was parked blocking the road, although luckily I parked on the opposite
ide, but just a heads up.
Earlier in the morning a walk on the Harmon Loop trail at Norris Dam State Park
n Anderson? Co. turned up a nice group of Warblers that included 6+
lack-and-Whites, 4 Blackburnians, 3 Hooded, Chestnut-sided, Ovenbird, 2
orm-eating, and single Kentucky, Canada, and Tennessee Warblers.
im Pawlicki
uffalo, NY (currently Knoxville)
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