Kevin Burke and I went to Rankin Bottoms today and the highlight was a single adult GLOSSY IBIS which flew in while we were there. It flew a few times and changed locations and wasn't there when we left, but it was very mobile. The remainder of the list is below. Rankin Bottoms, Cocke, US-TN Oct 18, 2012 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s) 44 species Canada Goose 15 Mallard 1 Northern Pintail 1 Pied-billed Grebe 5 Double-crested Cormorant 1 American White Pelican 4 4 individuals resting in the embayment Great Blue Heron 30 Great Egret 22 Glossy Ibis 1 One adult Glossy Ibis flew in from the east, up river portion of Rankin Bottoms, landed in embayment in shallow water, fed for a short time, flew but remained in Bottoms. This bird flew around quite a bit while at the Bottoms, but was not seen upon departure. Black Vulture 260 Turkey Vulture 8 Northern Harrier 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 American Coot 4 Killdeer 5 Greater Yellowlegs 1 One bird feeding alone in pond near tipple. Wilson's Snipe 1 Ring-billed Gull 12 Rock Pigeon 3 Belted Kingfisher 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 4 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 18 American Crow 170 Tree Swallow 400 Lots of these birds around; probably more than 400. Carolina Chickadee 10 Tufted Titmouse 4 Carolina Wren 8 Eastern Bluebird 5 American Robin 4 Northern Mockingbird 3 American Pipit 40 Bathing and flying around in the upper part of the bottoms about one-half mile up the gravel road that goes into the upper part of Rankin Tennessee Warbler 1 Palm Warbler 6 Yellow-rumped Warbler 9 Eastern Towhee 5 Song Sparrow 4 Northern Cardinal 7 Red-winged Blackbird 8 American Goldfinch 3 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Keith Watson Pittman Center, TN