[TN-Bird] Rankin Bottoms Labor Day
- From: Chuck Lola Estes <chucklola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2014 17:57:00 -0400
Rankin Bottoms
Cocke County, TN
9:10am - 12:15pm
Great morning after the rains. Lots of great close views from the kayak. The
mudflats continue to grow. The shorebirds extended from the bank directly
across from the coal tipple to the right (southeast) at the end of the cove.
The shorebirds are definitely starting to build at the end of the cove in the
area where the gravel road reappears. One of the Baird’s and the Buff-breasted
Sandpiper were in that area. To the view the end of the cove with a scope,
park at the first gravel parking area on the right about 1/4 mile from the
railroad crossing. Last week I was able to clear a path through the poison
ivy to the shoreline. Scoping from this area may give you some good views as
the water drops. Great to see Steve Zipper from middle TN and Dr. Buehler from
UT with a small group.
Black-bellied Plover - 1
American Golden-Plover - 1
Semipalmated Plover - 20+
Killdeer - 60+
Greater Yellowlegs - 4
Lesser Yellowlegs - 25+
Spotted Sandpiper - 2
Solitary Sandpiper - 3
Buff-breasted Sandpiper - 1
Sanderling - 1
Pectoral Sandpiper - 20+
Baird's Sandpiper - 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 30+
Western Sandpiper - 10+
Least Sandpiper - 45+
Stilt Sandpiper - 1
Short-billed Dowitcher - 12+
Mallard - 10+
Canada Goose - 30+
Double-breasted Cormorant - 40+
Great Blue Heron - 10+
Green Heron - 2
Great Egret - 35+
Osprey - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 30+
Black Tern - 1
Caspian Tern - 2
Chuck Estes
Oak Ridge, TN
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