[TN-Bird] Highway 79 Update

From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 08:40:39 -0400 (EDT)
April 22-23, 2011
Highway 79
Lake Co. TN
 
I'm still crunching totals but here are a few of  the birds photographed 
off flooded 79. On Saturday, I was joined by Glen  Criswell and slowly through 
the day, we were able to relocate the birds I had  seen on GOOD Friday.
 
Of the 18 species of shorebirds, NINE HUDSONIAN  GODWITS topped the list, 
WILLET, Sanderling, Wilson's Phalarope, 22 B-n  Stilts, 19 G-Plovers, 1 B-b 
Plover plus 2 breeding plumaged LAUGHING Gulls and a  super cute, breeding 
FRANKLIN'S, plus finally late Saturday, 2  Forster's and a Caspian Tern. 
Thanks to the 23 Bald Eagles (11 in one tight  group fighting over a 
particularly 
tasty fish), one persistent  Peregrine, an Osprey plus a Harrier for 
keeping the pot  stirred.
 
By late Saturday, the water had risen least 6"  more, covering most of the 
good feeding islands. I had driven out  a mile on the flooded road on Friday 
but this was no longer possible on  Saturday. The Mississippi is to rise 
another 3 plus feet at Tiptonville this  week and a lot of the birds had moved 
on but still huge numbers of Legs were  present when we left at dusk. I'll 
finish some tallies for the 3 counties and  may post them later.
But now, out to look for Easter Goodies.   

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.


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