[Bristol-Birds] Upper Douglas Pelicans, Grebes, Shorebirds
- From: michael sledjeski <mbsledjeski@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 00:09:12 -0400
Cocke county, 3/22/14
Douglas Lake elevation: 962 ft and rising. Taylor Bend sandbar is now
underwater.
The Rankin WMA has posted 800 additional acres of floodplain and highlands,
from the flats across from the Nolichucky over to Ten Islands. Roads in the
WMA have been graded and graveled. The road past the coal tower is much
improved.
Rankin Bottoms: (The grebes were diving across from the Leadvale boat ramp,
undeterred by the fishing traffic.)
Gadwall (5)
Blue-winged Teal (12)
Wood Duck (7)
Red-necked Grebe (2)
Am. Coot
Great Blue Heron (8 active nests near Rankin Bridge)
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle (4)
Osprey (5)
Greater Yellowlegs (7)
Bonaparte's Gull
Tree Swallow (15)
Dutch Bottoms:
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal (5)
Red-tailed Hawk
Osprey (7, 3 pairs on nests)
Dunlin (18)
Pectoral Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper (6)
Taylor Bend (Jefferson county):
Double-crested Cormorant (60)
Am. White Pelican (6)
Michael Sledjeski & Leslie Gibbens
Del Rio TN
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