[TN-Bird] Rankin - Peregrine Rules

From: michael sledjeski <mtnsylva@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:17:35 -0400
Rankin Bottoms (Cocke county) & Leadvale (Jefferson county), Douglas  
Lake. 9/12/09, 4:30-7:00 PM
Lake elevation: 983.9 ft.

I met up with a Greene county TOS group, led by Don Miller, who were   
scoping in vain for shorebirds on the mudflats at Rankin Bottoms.  Don  
& I went out in a canoe to see what we could find , and he soon  
spotted a peregrine falcon at the top of a snag on the riverbank.  We  
were able to get a good long look at fairly close range, with   
excellent lighting for photography,  before it flew off. This makes  
the third peregrine sighting here since September 4.

Don & I went on past the Leadvale boat ramp and found the first  
shorebirds of the day - a flock of pectoral sandpipers.  I brought  
Jean Obrist back to that same area and  more species had arrived.

Lake elevation is scheduled to drop quite a bit over the next few  
days, so shoreline viewing will improve at Rankin, though the falcon  
may continue to cause massive evacuations.  The Leadvale flats can be  
seen from Leadvale Road, but it's a long shot.

Partial list ( I expect that Don has more to add):

Peregrine falcon - check out the high-power eyeball:
   http://www.pbase.com/sylvafoto/image/117212029
   http://www.pbase.com/sylvafoto/image/117212174
   http://www.pbase.com/sylvafoto/image/117212331
   http://www.pbase.com/sylvafoto/image/117212456
   http://www.pbase.com/sylvafoto/image/117212598
Semipalmated plover (14)
Killdeer (8)
Semipalmated sandpiper
Least sandpiper (4)
Pectoral sandpiper (36)
Caspian tern (4)
   http://www.pbase.com/image/117213127/large

Michael Sledjeski
Del Rio TN
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