[TN-Bird] Dyer/Lake County birding - late post

From: "Scott Somershoe" <Scott.Somershoe@xxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2011 16:50:13 -0600
On Friday, I was checking out some future study plots at the Thorny Cypress WMA 
on Hwy 104 in Dyer Co.  I had dozens of sparrows in the grassy/woody fields, 
including dozens of swamp and song sparrows, a fox sparrows, and a bunch of 
field sparrows. I managed to kick up one LeConte's Sparrow in a grassy area 
spitting distance from Hwy 104.  Two shrikes were hanging out, with one calling 
repeatedly.  Multiple harriers were flying around as well.  There is some real 
good early successional habitat here right now.

Further north on the Great River Rd at the Dyer/Lake Co line, a few farm fields 
were covered in ducks and geese.  A flock of at least 4,000 Greater 
White-fronted Geese were feeding in a dry field with some pintail and mallards. 
 A little while later at least 17,000 snow geese came and landed in an adjacent 
field.  There are some flooded fields in the area as well and there were many 
thousands of waterfowl in the distance.  A new Bald Eagle nest is in a little 
tree line just south of the county line and the adults had many choices for a 
meal within 100 yards.  At least 5 other immature bald eagles were keeping the 
ducks alert.


At Tiptonville Bar, at least 600 White Pelicans were loafing on the bar.


Cates Landing fields (Port area) had nothing but 40+ savannah sparrows and a 
couple swamp sparrows.


Reelfoot Lake was nearly empty of waterfowl from Keystone and the state park HQ 
trail and viewing areas.  I only found some ruddy ducks, pied-billed grebes, 
and a lone while pelican.


I forgot to note in a previous post on Wed I flushed 3 woodcock at Moss Island 
WMA and had another displaying at dusk along the Great River Rd on the fields 
south the main entrance.



Great birding,

Scott Somershoe



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