[TN-Bird] Rankin 4/13/10: eagles, ospreys, etc.

From: michael sledjeski <mtnsylva@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:37:37 -0400
Rankin Bottoms, Cocke county, 4/13/10, 5-8 PM
Douglas Lake elevation: 979 ft. (lakewater now backing into the  
bottoms above the coal tipple, roads not yet flooded)

On our first extended trip this spring, we saw most species from the  
road, then launched our canoe past the tipple and saw a gathering of 8  
eagles at the long shallow cove west of the Leadvale RR trestle, where  
the carp were easy picking.  Osprey kept coming into view - our count  
of 14 was conservative.

Partial list:
Canada goose (70)
Wood duck (10, in 5 pairs)
Blue-winged teal (18)
Double-crested cormorant (180+, in flocks heading to roost on the  
Nolichucky)
Great blue heron (19)
Great egret (3)
Osprey (13, 8 active nests)
Bald eagle (8 - 2 adults, 6 juv.; the most we've seen on Douglas Lake)
Broad-winged hawk (near Rankin Bridge)
Am. kestrel
Semipalmated plover
Killdeer (9 adult,  1 fledgling)
Greater yellow legs (4)
Lesser yellowlegs (6)
Semipalmated sandpiper
Downy woodpecker
Hairy woodpecker
Tree swallow
Cliff swallow (100+, at Rankin Bridge)
Blue-gray gnatcatcher
White-throated sparrow
Red-winged blackbird (35)

Michael Sledjeski & Leslie Gibbens
Del Rio TN

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