16 Sep 2018
South Holston Lake, Sullivan Co, TN
mostly at Musick's Campground
Leading bands of wind / rain from remnants of Hurricane Florence
hit the area last night & continued through today (and beyond).
Common Tern - 350 + This is more than 3 x previous high count in state!!
Well seen; could not pick out any definite Forster's.
Also:
Caspian Tern - 5
Semipalmated Plover - 2
Sanderling - 1 (continuing)
Least Sandpiper - 7
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 1
Pectoral Sandpiper - 3
Seen with Tom & Cathy McNeil, David Kirschke, Rob Biller, Ron Carrico.
Elsewhere:
Pete Range reported 50 Com Terns & 6 Caspian Terns at Boone Lake near
the dam.
Earlier today, I saw a White-rumped Sandpiper at Davis Marina on the upper
end of Boone Lake, Sullivan Co.
As the system moves closer tonight, tomorrow may be good too.
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Rick Knight
Johnson City, TN
