July 13, 2008 Cocke County: Rankin Bottoms (RB), Dutch Bottoms, and nearby areas The Reddish Egret that Leslie Gibbens and Michael Sledjeski found yesterday at Rankin Bottoms was still present today. I found the bird feeding actively at 3:08 p.m. on the shore opposite (i.e., to the east of) the entrance road near the tipple. I stayed about an hour, then returned later for about thirty minutes. Rick Knight arrived at about 5:00, and we birded together for about twenty minutes. He was still there when I left to return to Greeneville, and he may have additional birds to post that I did not see. Here's an abbreviated list of species found in addition to the Reddish Egret (including birds found at spots other than Rankin): Double-crested Cormorant (12) Great Egret (34) Black-crowned Night-Heron (RB) Osprey (2, RB) Lesser Yellowlegs (at least 8, RB) Spotted Sandpiper (RB, first found by Rick) Least Sandpiper (9, RB, viewed by both of us) Short-billed Dowitcher (at least 5, RB) Ring-billed Gull (9, RB) Caspian Tern (2, RB) Yellw-billed Cuckoo (RB) Don Miller Greeneville, Greene Co., 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 _____________________________________________________________