[TN-Bird] Beauty and the Beast
- From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 21:55:05 EDT
August 22, 2005
Ensley Bottoms
Shelby Co. TN
Well, beast may be stretching it a bit because a Baird's Sandpiper even one
heavily molted is pretty neat but the beauty part I got right. Just wondering
what changes might have taken place at the pits required an after work visit.
Two, first of season for me at Ensley, Buff-breasted Sandpipers were
strutting their stuff when I arrived. These are two clean and slick looking
immature
birds. I got photos as they paced across the flats and I even got a few
plumage shots of the terribly worn Baird's. This bird has been hanging around
since last week and has changed very little.
The Pectoral Sandpiper numbers are growing slowly and the immature plumages
of all the species make for nice studies. Now if this front will push in we
might get some real changes in the make up of the numbers. With the Mississippi
River at almost 8 feet below zero, there is a lot of habitat for these
travelers to choose as feeding and resting areas.
Good Birding!!!
Jeff R. Wilson
OL'COOT / TLBA
Bartlett, TN
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