[Bristol-Birds] Rankin- 8/26/12
- From: michael sledjeski <mbsledjeski@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:24:43 -0400
Rankin Bottoms, Cocke county, 8/26, 6-8:30, by canoe
Douglas Lake elevation: 985.3, viewing from shore should be decent by next
weekend
Plenty of shorebirds, not much variety - 7 species. Last year on 8/27, 17
species were seen.
We stayed after sunset near the heronry at the south end of the embayment to
count incoming little blues.
LIttle Blue Heron (36 juv.)
Semipalmated Plover (16)
Killdeer (400+)
Spotted Sandpiper (5)
Solitary Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper (14)
Least Sandpiper (150)
Pectoral Sandpiper (15)
Caspian Tern
Michael Sledjeski & Leslie Gibbens
Del Rio TN - Home of the Del Rio Song Contest
http://www.delriosongcontest.com/
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