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| Rankin Bottoms Wildlife Area |
Word was out last Wednesday that a Hudsonian godwit had been found at Rankin Bottoms north of Knoxville. A rare bird for my part of the world. It was spotted again on Thursday by local birders but by the time we could get there late Friday afternoon it had apparently moved on.
A peregrine falcon cruising the mud flats had spooked a lot of birds, prompting them to relocate. Do you blame them?
Still, a marbled godwit, semipalmated plover, semipalmated sandpiper and red-necked phalarope were found and then much to the delight of all, an American avocet working its way through the water along a distant shoreline appeared in someone's spotting scope.
We were thrilled. The first time I'd seen one in Tennessee.
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| American avocet in winter plumage • |
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