[TN-Bird] Rankin/Nolichucky, 9/5/13
- From: michael sledjeski <mbsledjeski@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 11:13:46 -0400
Douglas Lake, 9/5/13, 5-8pm, by canoe
Lake elevation: 990.4 ft - first time below 991 ft. since mid-spring
Mudflats and shorebirds just beginning to show. Little rain in the 10-day
forecast, so conditions should continue to improve.
Cattle egret and N. Waterthrush were uncommon sightings.
Vegetation along the access road has been trimmed (thanks, TWRA) but the
roadbed still has the nastiest potholes in the county.
-Nolichucky River, Hamblen county:
D-c Cormorant (25)
Great Egret (28)
Killdeer (32)
Spotted Sandpiper (3)
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper (2)
Pectoral Sandpiper
-Rankin Bottoms, Cocke county:
Wood Duck (24)
D-c Cormorant (250+)
Great Egret (150+)
Cattle Egret
Green Heron (3)
Black-crowned night-Heron (3)
Osprey (3)
Killdeer (55)
Greater Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper (4)
Solitary Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper (2)
Northern Waterthrush
Prothonotary Warbler (2)
Michael Sledjeski & Leslie Gibbens
Del Rio TN
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