[TN-Bird] Benwood and Miss. RV
- From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 00:02:02 -0400 (EDT)
Nov. 5, 2011
Benwood lake - AR
Mississippi RV, TN
Another trip to Benwood produced a small sparrow that gave me a start and
good looks but it needs to be nailed, tomorrow might hold a reward.
Totals on some species at Benwood;
8 GOLDEN-PLOVERS (one still in almost complete breeding plumage), 2
Black-bellied Plovers, 30 Avocets, 52 Greater Yellowlegs, Killdeer, Lesser
Yellowlegs, Least ++, Pectoral, Dunlin+++, Stilt, L-b Dowitchers++++ and
Wilson's
Snipe, Greater White-fronted++++++, 128 Snow Geese, 22 Blue, 16 Ross's and
a hybrid White-front/ Blue Goose.
In the morning the Mississippi River was completely fogged in but two
hours this afternoon produced; 2 Forster's Terns, 3 Ring-billed Gulls, 16 P-b
Grebe, 6 HORNED GREBE, 220 American Coots, Lesser Scaup, Shoverlers,
Gadwall, Ruddy Ducks, 4 SURF SCOTERS, and 1 BLACK SCOTER swimming with 5 male
REDHEADS plus 1 Common Loon.
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Rd.
Bartlett, TN. 38135_http://WWW.pbase.com/ol_coot/_
(http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/)
What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens.
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