[TN-Bird] Reddish Egret @ Rankin
- From: Michael Sledjeski <mtnsylva@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:12:40 -0400
Rankin Bottoms, Cocke county, 7/12/08
By canoe, 5:30-8 PM; Douglas Lake elevation: 985.4
Scoping the far side of the embayment from the access road, we
spotted a grayish wader actively foraging with wings out. We knew it
wasn't common to this area, so we motored across for a closer look.
The REDDISH EGRET, a juvenile, allowed a close approach, and stayed
long enough for a few photos (online at http://www.pbase.com/
sylvafoto/image/100073739 and following). >> Previous records for
East Tennessee? >> It flew off, along with a few dozen great egrets,
when 4 noisy ultralights invaded the airspace; one dropped to about
20 ft. above the water; for a moment, we thought it might splash
down. Wishful thinking, perhaps, but aren't aircraft required to
maintain a certain altitude?
A bit later, we saw shorebirds flying by, then settling in the
mudflats at the south end. Several breeding hendersoni SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHERS were among them (image at http://www.pbase.com/sylvafoto/
image/100074944).
Partial list:
Killdeer (78)
Solitary sandpiper
Least sandpiper (24)
Short-billed dowitcher (5)
Michael Sledjeski & Leslie Gibbens
Del Rio TN
=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================
The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with
first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation.
You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds
you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should
appear in the first paragraph.
_____________________________________________________________
To post to this mailing list, simply send email to:
tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
_____________________________________________________________
To unsubscribe, send email to:
tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
______________________________________________________________
TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society
Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s)
endorse the views or opinions expressed
by the members of this discussion group.
Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN
wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
------------------------------
Assistant Moderator Andy Jones
Cleveland, OH
-------------------------------
Assistant Moderator Dave Worley
Rosedale, VA
__________________________________________________________
Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society
web site at http://www.tnbirds.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
ARCHIVES
TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/
MAP RESOURCES
Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif
Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com
_____________________________________________________________
Other related posts:
- » [TN-Bird] Reddish Egret @ Rankin
