[TN-Bird] Paris Landing State Park, Henry County

From: Shawna Ellis <yodergoat@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Tn Bird List <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:04:42 -0500
Paris Landing State Park
Henry County TN
8-27-12, morning and then again in the afternoon

There were three tern species feeding at Paris Landing this morning,
viewed from the picnic area. We saw Caspian Terns which were making
frequent solo fly-by flights very near the water's edge, some
Forster's flying here and there and perched on the occasional buoy,
and a nice little flock of Black Terns which were  feeding farther out
over the water.

Along the sandbar (which is mostly submerged), there is a large amount
of some vegetation that sort of creates a mat in the water. We saw a
large flock of Blue-winged Teal resting in this mat, as well as a few
Pied-billed Grebes and a handfull of Double-crested Cormorants.
Standing  out on the submerged sandbar was an immature Little Blue
Heron. The only gulls we saw today were Ring-billed, all lined up on
the yellow pipe which borders the swimming area, although a few weeks
ago there had been a Laughing Gull amongst them. The placement of the
gulls is optimal for scanning for something unusual, as when they are
on the swimming pipe they are very close by and all lined up in a
convenient row! And of course, as always, there were a few Great Blue
Herons in the area, including two which were on the pipe.

We saw several Pine Warblers and a Prothonotary today. Last Tuesday we
had seen a Black and White Warbler and a Yellow-throated Warbler in
the picnic area. Yellow-throated seem to be the most common warbler
we've found in the Paris Landing park, but we saw none today...
although we didn't really go seeking them in their usual haunt in the
heavily wooded portion of the picnic area.

The park was, as usual, crawling with its ubiquitous Red-headed
Woodpeckers which are numerous and as tame as park squirrels.... they
will even come to food left unattended at picnic tables and will
sometimes fly down to get tossed crackers.

We went over the bridge to do some other things and when we came back
at about 2:00, there was no sign of the Black Tern flock although the
other water birds were still present. The Forster's Terns had joined
the Ring-billed Gulls on the yellow pipe, looking very small next to
the gulls.

We saw an Osprey at both of our visits today, morning and afternoon.

Shawna Ellis
Paris, Henry County, TN
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