Jefferson county, 10/14/07, 4-7 PM Lake elevation 947.4 ft. The most ample mudflats on Dougas are now in the vicinity of Swann's Brid= ge (the I-40 crossing). We put in our canoe at Swann's Marina and traveled= up the lake about 3 miles. A crowd of shorebirds was visible a half-mile = across a couple of sloughs - we could make out a few species among numerous= peeps and killdeer. There were several Pluvialis individuals, most likely= American golden-plovers. We decided to return next day for a better look = from shore. Partial list: Wood duck (6) Double-crested cormorant (66) Great blue heron (42) Great egret (35) Bald eagle (2) Semi-palmated plover Killdeer (55) Gr. yellowlegs (3) Lesser yellowlegs (39) Pluvialis sp. (8) Peeps (60+) Pectoral sandpiper Ring-billed gull >>>>>>>>>> 10/15/07, 5-7 PM Lake elevation (947 ft.) We got permission from the management of Fancher's Campground to drive down= their boat ramp to the lakeshore. The folks at the campground were frien= dly; the ramp offers an excellent overview of much, but not all, of the sho= rebird habitat west of Swann's Bridge. This may be the most convenient sit= e for birding on Douglas Lake- exit I-40, cross the lake on the 25-70 bridg= e; the access road to Fancher's is at the south end of the bridge. =20 Partial list: Killdeer (52) Gr. yellowlegs (3) Lesser yellowlegs (45) Least sandpiper (82) Western sandpiper (6) Ring-billed gull (29) Michael Sledjeski & Leslie Gibbens Del Rio TN _________________________________________________________________ Boo!=A0Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare= ! http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/purchase/trial.aspx?s_cid=3Dwl_hotma= ilnews= =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________