[TN-Bird] Golden-Plovers galore!

From: Mark Greene <greenesnake@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:57:03 -0700 (PDT)
Monday, March 28
Obion County
Yesterday I was driving south on U.S, Hwy 45W between Union City and Kenton 
when 
I spotted a flock of American Golden-Plovers flying over the highway. I turned 
around and was able to follow the flock until they landed in a soybean stubble 
field on Elam Road. I counted over 400 birds in the flock. I drove around the 
area and encountered several more flocks on Garrett Sawmill Road, Ed Moffat 
Road 
and along Hwy 45W. The flocks contained anywhere from 50 to 500 birds. I 
estimated that there were over 2500 American Golden-Plovers in the area. I had 
flocks in this same general area in 2008, 2009, and 2010. The birds were using 
soybean and corn stubble fields that were somewhat overgrown with henbit.

I also saw both adult Bald Eagles at their nest on Hwy 51 near Trimble in Dyer 
County and had several Purple Martins and Barn Swallows feeding over the 
Trimble 
barrow pit on Hwy 51 at the Dyer County/Obion County line.

Good birding,

Mark Greene
Trenton, TN
Gibson County
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