3 May 2012, A.M. Joachim Bible Refuge, Greene Co., TN A good showing for shorebirds and grassland birds at the refuge this morning. The recent TWRA habitat enhancements have especially improved the opportunities for shorebird viewing. Shorebirds Killdeer (1) Spotted Sandpiper (2) Solitary Sandpiper (9) Greater Yellowlegs (21) Lesser Yellowlegs (7) Dunlin (1) - in partial breeding plumage Least Sandpiper (12) White-rumped Sandpiper (3) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Semipalmated Sandpiper (1) Selected other birds Northern Bobwhite (2) - along Sapp Rd. Savannah Sparrow (4) Grasshopper Sparrow (5) - along Sapp Rd. Indigo Bunting (20+) Dickcissel (1) Bobolink (1) - along Sapp Rd. Darrel Wilder Johnson City, TN