Jan. 29, 2009 Shelby Farms Ensley Bottoms, Shelby Co, TN There are at least 18 Cackling Geese hanging out in with the hordes of Canada Geese at Shelby Farms in Memphis. Also there is a smaller Canada Goose that was banded 2 years ago in Shelby Co. This past August, I spotted a very special Pectoral Sandpiper, I did not know how special till today. I found the bird on August 26, 2008 as it dropped in with a few other Pectorals to feed and rest. After reporting the colored band sequence, I finally got a full report on the bird today, "she" had been banded just two months before near Barrow Alaska while she sat on a clutch of 4 eggs. She is very special considering over the past few years, they had banded 404 females and 551 males in their study on Pectoral breeding ecology and she is the first ever sighted away from the breeding grounds! She is welcome back anytime......... Photos of all the above start at: _http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/image/108672744_ (http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/image/108672744) Good Birding !!! Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA 6300 Memphis-Arlington Road Bartlett, TN 38135 http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/ What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens. **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62) =================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 _____________________________________________________________