[tn-bird] reminder, KTOS trip to Rankin
- From: K Dean EDWARDS <kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Tennessee Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 13:41:52 -0400 (EDT)
Just wanted to remind everyone about the upcoming KTOS trip
to Rankin WMA this Saturday (24 Aug). We will be leaving at
noon from the Stokely Building on Cedar Bluff in Knoxville.
Details are given again below.
According to the TVA website, Douglas Lake is at 980.79 ft
as of 1pm today and is predicted to fall to 979.5 ft by
Saturday. At that level, most of the water will be gone
and the lower roadbed should be exposed and muddy but
passable with a high-clearance 4-wheel drive vehicle.
Hope to see lots of folks there. Ya never know what'll
turn up at Rankin.
Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN
>
> Saturday, 24 August 2002
> Field trip to Rankin WMA, Cocke Co., TN
> Leader: Dean Edwards (865-560-9701, 865-660-9701 cell)
>
> Meet at noon at the Stokely Building on Cedar Bluff or
> approximately 1pm at the Hardee's at exit 417 on I-40
> in Dandridge. Trip time from Knoxville is just over
> one hour. Some of us will likely stay until sunset.
> The area is remote so bring plenty of food, water and
> sunscreen. Scopes and lawn chairs are recommended.
> Canoe trips may be available courtesy of the Rankin
> Project.
>
> This annual trip is timed to coincide with the drawdown
> of Douglas Lake when migrant shorebird numbers can reach
> the thousands and herons and egret numbers are in the
> hundreds. Birding is best when the lake level is between
> 985 and 975 feet. Numerous species of shorebirds, herons,
> egrets and ducks are likely as are Bald Eagle, Peregrine
> Falcon, Warbling Vireo, Prothonotary Warbler, and Willow
> Flycatcher.
>
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