Tuesday, September 3 Dyer and Lake Counties After not getting to bird at all over the holiday weekend I was suffering from withdrawals of the feathered kind so I took the day off and went birding. I arrived at Black Bayou at 7:30 am, there were dove hunters across the road but none on the north side so I decided to go for the Bell's Vireo. I listened in vain for 45 minutes or so and then I decided to walk over the the water and check out the shorebirds. I found 8 species of shorebirds which included a Common Snipe. Also present were two Green-winged Teal amongst all the Blue-winged cousins. Afther scoping for several minutes I heard the Bell's singing so I walked over to the trees. After a few minutes I located the bird and got great scope views. I also had a single female Dickcissel, the first I've had lately. No sign of the Bewick's Wren. From here I headed to Tiptonville Bar where I found several shorebirds including 3 Sanderlings. On to Island 13 where I found a total of 12 species of shorebird including: Black-bellied Plover -1 Western Sandpiper - 4 White-rumped Sandpiper - 1 Baird's Sandpiper - 14 Dunlin - 1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper - 4 Common Snipe - 2 From there I headed south into Dyer Co. and stopped at White Lake Refuge. Here I found 11 species of shorebirds including: Black-necked Stilt - 3 Greater Yellowlegs - 1 Stilt Sandpiper - 13 Wilson's Phalarope - 1 I left there and went across the road to Tennemo Levee where I added Yellow-bellied Flycatcher and Olive-sided Flycatcher. Further south I made my final stop at the south end of Everett Lake where I had 9 species of shorebirds including: Dowitcher spp. - 1 (too far away to ID) Stilt Sandpiper - 8 Sanderling - 1 Also here I had 50+ American White Pelicans feeding out in the lake. I had a total 20 species of shorebirds today. Herons & egrets were seen in good numbers at most stops but no ibs, Wood Storks, or spoonbills were seen despite looking. Good birding, Mark Greene Trenton, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- 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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================