[TN-Bird] Rankin birds - but no Ruff
- From: "Richard Knight" <rknight8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "tn-bird" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 22:28:04 -0400
2 Sep 2011
Rankin Bottoms, Cocke Co., TN
As Don Miller reported, birders were present nearly all day,
but the Ruff was not seen. I was the last to leave, just before 8 pm.
Still, there were a lot of good birds.
Shorebirds:
Am. Golden-Plover - 6
Semipalmated Plover - 15+
Spotted Sandpiper - 12+
Solitary Sandpiper - 1
Willet - 1
Lsr. Yellowlegs - 18+
Sanderling - 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 50+
Western Sandpiper - 1-2
Least Sandpiper - 50+
White-rumped Sandpiper - 1
Baird's Sandpiper - 5
Pectoral Sandpiper - 60+
Stilt Sandpiper - 15
Buff-br. Sandpiper - 25-30
Dowitcher sp. - 1
Others may have seen additional species.
Also, the Laughing Gull & Lsr. Black-backed Gull were seen
on the Dutch Bottoms side - - along hwy 25-E south of bridge.
Also lots of cormorants, Great Egrets (175+), a Shoveler, etc.
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Rick Knight
Johnson City, TN
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