[Bristol-Birds] Re: [TN-Bird] Avocets - Jefferson Co.
- From: michael sledjeski <mbsledjeski@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:55:01 -0400
A nice find - hopefully, they'll stick around for a while. Avocets visit upper
Douglas Lake with some regularity. In 2007, a small flock stayed for a few
days at Dutch Bottoms. There's a photo of them at
http://www.pbase.com/image/93210514/original
I know of five other sightings of likely-different pairs or individuals in the
area since then, the earliest of the year being 7/12/2009, the latest,
9/21/2007.
Michael Sledjeski
Del Rio TN
On Aug 20, 2011, at 9:59 AM, Ron and Dollyann wrote:
> TN-birders,
>
> Sharon Bostick, Frank Bills, Dollyann Myers and I went out to Rankin Bottoms,
> in Cocke County, to do a bit of birding yesterday evening. On the way there
> we diverted to highway 25E/32, coming into Cocke Co. from Jefferson Co. At
> the north end of the huge bridge that crosses the French Broad River (this is
> the dividing line between Jefferson and Cocke counties), we stopped at a
> gravel pullout on the east side. There you can walk down 20-30 yards to look
> out to the east over a large expanse of water. About 1/4 mile to the east we
> found 7 American Avocets and Laughing Gull resting on the shoreline.
>
> This is by far the largest number of this species we have ever seen in
> Tennessee. All other records we personally have, have been of single birds.
>
> Great birding,
> Ron Hoff
> Clinton, TN
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