[TN-Bird] Shorebirds, Laughing Gull, etc. (Cocke Co., TN)

September 20, 2008

Cocke County--

Dutch Bottoms (DB) (Douglas Lake shoreline along Highway 25-E);
Ten Islands (TI) (Douglas Lake shoreline at end of Brown's Hollow Road);
Rankin Bridge (on French Broad River at upper end of Rankin Bottoms)

[note: TI cannot be accessed by land except through private property, and 
permission must be obtained to do so; Michael Sledjeski graciously made 
arrangements for access]

Observers: Terry Alford, Jim Anderson, Dianne Draper, Leslie Gibbens, Ginger 
Goolsby, Don Holt, Rick Knight, Rose Lapp, Ron Lapp, Don Miller, Eric Noblet, 
Kathy Noblet, Brookie Potter, Jean Potter, Michael Sledjeski

A large group of birders, mostly from the Tri-cities area, visited Cocke County 
this morning and afternoon.  (I hope I haven't omitted anyone; if I have, 
someone please send a correction.)  Michael Sledjeski and I also birded Rankin 
Bridge briefly afterward.

Results were good.  A partial list includes:

Double-crested Cormorant (221--200+ at Rankin Bridge, the rest seen earlier)
Great Egret (108)
Osprey (2, Rankin Bridge)
Cooper's Hawk (TI)
American Golden-Plover (TI)
Semipalmated Plover (5, TI)
Killdeer (48)
Ruddy Turnstone (TI)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (3--1 DB, 2TI)
Western Sandpiper (2, TI)
Least Sandpiper (52--12 DB, 40 TI)
Baird's Sandpiper (TI)
Pectoral Sandpiper (DB)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (TI)
Wilson's Snipe (TI)
Laughing Gull (DB)
Ring-billed Gull (20, DB)
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Rankin Bridge)

Don Miller
Greeneville, Greene Co., TN


    

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