[TN-Bird] 20 species of Shorebirds includes Hudsonian Godwit at "Pits"

From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 00:25:05 EDT
May 11, 2008
Ensley Bottoms
Shelby Co, TN
 
The wind on Sunday and the storms Saturday night kept the shorebird change  
over to low numbers but the 17 species seen Saturday were still present and  3 
new species jacked the total up to 20 for Sunday. The first bird I put my  
glasses on after arriving, looked like a sleeping Duck but NOT. A full breeding 
 
plumaged Hudsonian Godwit put down by the storm decided to spend the  day and 
pleased at least 4 other birders and my self in the process. Bad weather  = 
Good Birds and usually with shorebirds it puts down large birds.
 
A  breeding plumaged, male Black-bellied Plover, first alerted me with  its 
plaintive calling and was in stunningly crisp plumage. A single female Ruddy  
Turnstone was also feather and color sharp! Wilson's Phalaropes were scattered  
but at least 14 were present. A pair of Caspian Terns dropped in about 9:30 
AM  and spent the rest of the day and a Sora gave us great scope looks as it 
fed  along an open shoreline. 
 
Hudsonian Godwits were also found in AR and KY in the last few days. I'll  
post photos of the Godwit soon.
 
Good Birding  !!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN  38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
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